WorldNews Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 [attach=full]21140[/attach]Four years after Alassane Ouattara took power in Ivory Coast amid post-election violence that left thousands dead, exiles who fought him tooth and nail yearn to return but fear bloody reprisals. Hundreds of fighters once loyal to ousted ex-president Laurent Gbagbo have been refugees in Liberia since fleeing Abidjan and the far west, where long-simmering ethnic tensions exploded into massacres in 2011. Each time I make an attempt to go back friends who are close to the current regime will advise me not to," said former militia leader Maho Pohoulou Syprien. The challenger won but Gbagbo refused to step down and six months of violence followed in which at least 3,000 civilians were killed and more than 150 women raped, according to rights campaigners and the United Nations. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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