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27 April 2011<\/span> Last updated at<\/span> 20:01 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

An Ivory Coast militia leader has been killed by forces of the country’s new President Alassane Ouattara.<\/p>\n

The leader of the so-called Invisible Commandos, Ibrahim Coulibaly, was killed in an offensive on Wednesday, a defence ministry spokesman said.<\/p>\n

The Commandos had helped Mr Ouattara gain control of parts of Abidjan during a post-poll dispute.<\/p>\n

But they had since fallen out and their respective forces clashed on Wednesday in the city, Ivory Coast’s largest.<\/p>\n

“I can confirm that Ibrahim Coulibaly was killed during fighting today,” defence ministry spokesman Capt Alla Kouakou Leon told Reuters.<\/p>\n

A comander of the defence ministry’s fighters said they had found Mr Coulibaly’s body when they seized his headquarters.<\/p>\n

Order to disarm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr Coulibaly, who had said he wanted recognition for his role in overthrowing Mr Gbagbo, had sought an audience with Mr Ouattara. But he refused a presidential order to disarm beforehand.<\/p>\n

Government forces launched an offensive in Abidjan’s northern Abobo district to dislodge Mr Coulibaly’s forces.<\/p>\n

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