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  • 6
    Apr
    2011
    7:27am, EDT

    Gbagbo supporters seized as pressure increases on Ivory Coast strongman

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    Backers of Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo seized by supporters of the country's internationally recognized leader Alassane Ouattara are held on April 5 at the Golf Hotel, Ouattara's headquarters in Abidjan.

    AFP - Getty Images

    Backers of Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo seized by supporters of the country's internationally recognized leader Alassane Ouattara are led on a rope on April 5 at the Golf Hotel, Ouattara's headquarters in Abidjan.

    Read about the latest developments in Abidjan, where Laurent Gbagbo is bunkered down in his residence as forces loyal to presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara attack the building.

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    Not much to say now as enough is said already. Just waiting for the news of Gbagbo's capture alive as the tension is at it's highest limit. What else will follow this FINAL COUNTDOWN !!!!!!

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  • 5
    Apr
    2011
    10:00am, EDT

    Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo under fire

    AFP - Getty Images

    A pro-Ouattara fighter of the FRCI (Republican Force of Ivory Coast), wearing a gas mask, prepares for the so-called "final assault" in front of the Golf Hotel in Abidjan on April 5. Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo is hunkered down in a bunker at his residence in Abidjan, after calling for a ceasefire as rival forces cornered him, the UN mission said.

     

    Emmanuel Braun / Reuters

    A soldier loyal to Alassane Ouattara moves along a road as fighting flares across Abidjan on April 4. Forces loyal to Ouattara streamed into the city from the north on Monday.

    Luc Gnago / Reuters

    Explosions are seen at a camp of soldiers loyal to Laurent Gbagbo during an attack by U.N. and French armed forces in Treichville in Abidjan on April 4.

    Jane Hahn / AP

    In this photo taken on Sunday, April 3, and made available on April 5, a UN peacekeeper from Jordan looks up as he and others return fire on troops supporting Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo during a patrol in the streets of Abidjan.

    Follow the latest developments in Ivory Coast, take a look at a timeline of the country's turbulent history and see more images on PhotoBlog.

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    UN peacemakers from Jordan?

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