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Marco Chown Oved

A soldier allied with Alassane Ouattara knocks down a monument believed to mystically provide strength and support to Laurent Gbagbo, in the Youpougon neighborhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Sunday, April 10, 2011. Human Rights Watch, in a report obtained by The Associated Press late Saturday, called on Alassane Ouattara to investigate and prosecute abuses by his forces and those supporting his rival, strongman Laurent Gbagbo. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) (AP)

French Embassy: Forces arrest Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo

Marco Chown Oved, Sophie Tetrel

Soldiers loyal to Alassane Ouattara line up to be addressed by a commanding officer, at a republican forces operating base in the Youpougon neighborhood, on the outskirts of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Friday, April 8, 2011. Ivory Coast's democratically elected leader said his forces won't capture the entrenched strongman who remained holed up Friday in an underground bunker at the presidential residence, and instead will focus on normalizing life in the besieged city.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) (AP)

French embassy home in Ivory Coast hit by mortars

Rukmini Callimachi, Marco Chown Oved

Soldiers loyal to Alassane Ouattara occupy an area of the Youpougon neighborhood, near a checkpoint at the main northern entrance to Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Ivory Coast's strongman leader Gbagbo holed up in a bunker inside the presidential residence Tuesday, defiantly maintaining he won the election four months ago even as troops backing the internationally recognized winner encircled the home. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) (AP)

Forces assault residence of Ivory Coast strongman

Rukmini Callimachi, Marco Chown Oved

This handout photo provided by the French Defense Ministry on Sunday April 3, 2011, shows French soldiers patrolling as part of the French Force Licorne, in Port Bouet district of Abidjan, Saturday, April, 2, 2011. The United Nations mission in Ivory Coast began moving some 200 employees out of the main city Sunday after repeated attacks on its headquarters, as fighters loyal to the internationally recognized president prepared for a battle to oust the incumbent leader. (AP Photo/Sch. Blanchet, ECPAD) NO SALES (AP)

U.N. helicopter fires at Gbagbo Ivory Coast forces

Rukmini Callimachi, Marco Chown Oved

A UN helicopter pass over the city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Friday, April 1, 2011.Heavy fighting raged Friday near Ivory Coast's presidential palace and mansion and the state TV broadcaster as armed forces loyal to the elected leader tried to install him to power and oust the country's strongman. (AP Photo/Emanuel Ekra) (AP)

Ivory Coast fighters prepare to oust leader

Rukmini Callimachi, Marco Chown Oved

FILE - Allassane Ouattara waves to supporters shortly after his arrival in the Ivory Coast, at the airport in Abidjan, in this Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999 file photo. Fighters supporting Ivory Coast's internationally recognized President Alassane Ouattara seized control of the country's administrative capital, Yamoussoukro on Wednesday March 30 2011. It was seen as a symbolic victory by Ouattara's forces after months of political chaos that began when Laurent Gbagbo, the incumbent president, refused to recognize the results of the November election. (AP Photo/Clement Ntaye)

Rebels besiege Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan

Rukmini Callimachi, Marco Chown Oved

Youths supporting sitting president Laurent Gbagbo receive military style training in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday, March 23, 2011. The Ivorian leader refusing to cede power has warned international journalists that they would be considered accomplices to terrorists if they don't do a more balanced job of reporting the country's political crisis. In a statement read on state television, Ahoua Don Mello, a spokesman for sitting president Laurent Gbagbo, accused journalists of fabricating last week's shelling of civilians in an Abidjan neighborhood. (AP Photo/Emanuel Ekra) (AP)

1 million flee Ivory Coast in fear of civil war

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Ivory Coast clashes kill at least 20

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