{"id":349805,"date":"2011-03-30T12:55:20","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T12:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/30\/cote-divoire-ouattara-forces-40-km-from-cote-divoire-capital\/"},"modified":"2011-03-30T12:55:20","modified_gmt":"2011-03-30T12:55:20","slug":"cote-divoire-ouattara-forces-40-km-from-cote-divoire-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/30\/cote-divoire-ouattara-forces-40-km-from-cote-divoire-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"Cote d&#8217;Ivoire: Ouattara Forces 40 KM from C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire Capital"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"40.440379880408\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/><!-- close google_banner_mid div ---><\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.english.rfi.fr\/africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/7305b8cerfi-logo-en.jpg\" alt=\"Radio France Internationale (Paris)\" title=\"Visit Radio France Internationale (Paris)\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- begin story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p>30 March 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Fighting between forces backing the two rival claimants to C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s presidency has broken out in a town 40 kilometres from the capital, Yamoussoukro. And thousands of civilians have fled fighting in the west of the country, rights groups say.<\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_inset_a div ---><\/p>\n<p>Fighting with heavy weapons started in Ti\u00e9bissou during the night, residents said. Forces backing internationally recognised president Alassane Ouattara are trying to capture the town, which is a strategic point of access to Yamoussoukro, from supporters of Laurent Gbagbo.<\/p>\n<p>The clashes are part of an offensive by Ouattara\u2019s forces, who have lost patience with diplomatic efforts to persuade Gbagbo to cede power four months after a disputed election.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All the peaceful routes to lead Laurent Gbagbo to admit his defeat have been exhausted,&#8221; read a statement issued Tuesday by Ouattara.<\/p>\n<p>The fighting has caused at least 10,000 civilians to seek refuge in the Catholic mission Du\u00e9kou\u00e9, in the far west of the country, according to Amnesty International, which called on the UN to take urgent action to protect them.<\/p>\n<p><!-- end story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_banner_subbody div ---><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><b>More News on allAfrica.com<\/b><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Originally posted here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201103300708.html\" title=\"Cote d'Ivoire: Ouattara Forces 40 KM from C\u00f4te d'Ivoire Capital\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cote d&#8217;Ivoire: Ouattara Forces 40 KM from C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire Capital<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 30 March 2011 Fighting between forces backing the two rival claimants to C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s presidency has broken out in a town 40 kilometres from the capital, Yamoussoukro. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-349805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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