UN: 200,000 People Flee Ivory Coast Fighting -- Washington Post/APABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- More than 200,000 people have fled a suburb in Ivory Coast's commercial capital amid days of heavy street fighting that has left dozens dead and spread fears the country will slide back to civil war, the U.N. said Thursday.
Days of intense clashes have taken place in Abobo between police loyal to sitting president Laurent Gbagbo and rebel soldiers allied with his opponent, Alassane Ouattara.
Local U.N. human rights representative Guillaume Ngefa said Thursday that at least 26 people have been killed in Abobo in the last 24 hours alone.
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More News On the Conflict In The Ivory Coast
Scramble to flee Ivory Coast's unrest -- BBC
Civilians Flee Fighting in Ivorian Commercial Capital -- Voice of America
Security Council to highlight fears over I. Coast -- AFP
Civilians at 'grave risk' in I. Coast fighting -- AFP
Ivory Coast: Women 'shot during pro-Ouattara march' -- BBC
Ivorian forces kill six women at pro-Ouattara rally -- Reuters
Ivory Coast president cuts off power and water to north -- The Guardian
Ivory Coast Government Cuts Power, Water Supplies To Rebel-Held North -- RTT News
UN Troops in Ivory Coast Under Increasing Pressure -- Voice of America
UN Peacekeeping Chief Apologizes for Erroneous Belarus Report -- Voice of America
UN apologises after falsely accusing Belarus -- Financial Times
Ivory Coast: BBC and RFI go off air -- BBC
BBC, Radio France International go off air in Ivory Coast -- Reuters
Report: Eight newspapers close after threats in Ivory Coast -- CNN
Côte d’Ivoire: Is War the Only Option? -- International Crisis Group