The so-called rebels already won the recent election and now they are moving forward with military force. What a complete waste of life because somebody doesn't want to accept election results. Some people are going to have a date at The Hague if they survive this war.
The escalation came as the UN accused Gbagbo's forces of shooting dead about 10 civilians in the commercial capital, Abidjan. Groups of pro-Gbagbo youths burned a man alive and attacked two groups of UN staff, it added.
The nascent civil war has also triggered a fresh humanitarian emergency with up to 30,000 people taking refuge in a church compound in the city of Duekoue without food or medical treatment.
The rapid deterioration comes four months after Alassane Ouattara was widely recognised as the winner of a UN-certified election but Gbagbo refused to step down. There have since been reports of widespread human rights abuses in Abidjan and elsewhere.
