Ivory Coast: UN warns attack 'could reignite' civil war

[Camundongo]

[quote=BBC News]UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned supporters of Ivory Coast incumbent Laurent Gbagbo not to attack his rival Alassane Ouattara's HQ.

An attack - threatened for Saturday - could spark civil war, he said.

Mr Ouattara, internationally recognised as winner of the presidential poll, is protected by UN soldiers in Abidjan.

Regional countries have threatened to oust Mr Gbagbo, but he says he will not leave voluntarily - and international pressure could trigger civil war.

"I do not believe at all in a civil war. But obviously, if the pressures continue as they have, they will push towards war, confrontation," he said in an interview for Euronews TV recorded on Tuesday and due to be broadcast on Friday.

He said his departure was not a guarantee for peace.

Mr Gbagbo says Mr Ouattara's victory is illegitimate. Both men have been sworn in as president.[/quote]

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So much for democracy. But I really hope this comes to nothing - the last thing the people there need is another civil war.

[Coffee]

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Either it'll turn ugly or nothing will happen.

[Devodiere]

In these conflicts, it always matters who has the military on their side. If they are with Gbagbo, shit'll turn ugly. If they are with Ouattara, good chance they will either remove him forcefully or stay out and let the people take him out.

Well they are at least having elections, that's something a lot of countries don't.

[Camundongo]

[QUOTE=Devodiere;27085053]In these conflicts, it always matters who has the military on their side. If they are with Gbagbo, shit'll turn ugly. If they are with Ouattara, good chance they will either remove him forcefully or stay out and let the people take him out.

Well they are at least having elections, that's something a lot of countries don't.[/QUOTE]

I don't know what side the military is on, but if ECOWAS (the regional grouping of nations) feels it needs to use military force to remove Gbagbo, I'd imagine he has the military's backing.

[Devodiere]

[QUOTE=Camundongo;27085121]I don't know what side the military is on, but if ECOWAS (the regional grouping of nations) feels it needs to use military force to remove Gbagbo, I'd imagine he has the military's backing.[/QUOTE]

Shit, then it'll turn into a proper war, won't it? Fuckin democratic dictators.