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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<\/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

Mr Kouakou added that two government troops and six fighters loyal to Mr Coulibaly men were also killed during the raid, which took place in a poor neighbourhood in the district.<\/p>\n

His fighters had began battling the troops of fallen strongman Laurent Gbagbo in February, after they fired mortar shells and rockets into Abobo.<\/p>\n

Mr Ouattara’s predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, was captured two weeks ago by pro-Ouattara forces after he refused to step down following his defeat in last November’s presidential elections.<\/p>\n

The former president and his wife Simone have been put under house arrest in separate towns in the north of the country.<\/p>\n

Thousands are believed to have been killed and wounded during the recent crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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