Bloomberg, by Baudelaire Mieu and Olivier Monnier - Mar 21, 2011
An armed group that supports Ivory Coast’s President-elect Alassane Ouattara captured a fifth town in the western part of the country, a spokesman said today.
“We entered into the town of Blolequin at 8 a.m. this morning after fighting all night” against troops loyal to incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo, said Lass Com, a member of the New Forces group of fighters. “The combat was very violent,” he said by phone from the town of Man.
Guillaume Soro, Ouattara’s appointed prime minister, ordered the fighters to secure the far western part of the world’s top cocoa producer, Com said.
Gbagbo refuses to cede power to Ouattara following a disputed Nov. 28 election. He alleges electoral fraud in parts of the north while Ouattara is internationally recognized as the winner of the vote.
To contact the reporters on this story: Baudelaire Mieu and Olivier Monnier in Abidjan via Accra at ebowers1@bloomberg.net.
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Antony Sguazzin at asguazzin@bloomberg.net.
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