UN troops ordered to leave Ivory Coast

By artappraiser on Mon, 12/20/2010 - 2:46am |

By Simon Tisdall, The Guardian, December 19, 2010

United Nations peacekeepers and French soldiers stationed in the Ivory Coast were today set on a dangerous course of confrontation with forces loyal to the renegade president, Laurent Gbagbo, after he ordered them out of the country. The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, responded swiftly with a warning that violence against the 10,000-strong mission would incur serious consequences. "Any attack on UN forces will be an attack on the international community and those responsible for these actions will be held accountable," Ban said....

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/19/ivory-coast-un-peacekeepers-gbagbo