March 6, the former Ivorian rebel New Forces, which supports the elected president Alassane Ouattara, has taken the town of Toulepleu forces incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo, after heavy fighting with heavy weapons. Located west of Côte d'Ivoire, Toulépleu, a large town near the border with Liberia, had remained loyal to Laurent Gbagbo during the failed putsch of 2002, after which "the New Forces had taken north of the country, "the paper reports from Abidjan.
- Ivorian rebels capture major town - Aljazeera.net (07/03/2011)
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- Human rights situation in Côte d'Ivoire "deteriorating alarmingly" - Pillay (10/03/2011)
- Côte d'Ivoire: A Solution to the Post-Electoral Crisis? (08/03/2011)
- Ivorian rebels claim capture of another town (06/03/2011)
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