Forces loyal to Ivory Coast's new President Alassane Ouattara say they have launched a mopping up operation to stamp out the remaining combatants loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, who was deposed last week. The BBC's Thomas Fessy joined them on the frontline in the main city of Abidjan. It is a scene of urban guerrilla warfare - men in a patchwork of uniforms advance in the deserted streets of one of Yopougon's many sub-areas, called Sable. The area, in the north-west of the commercial capital, is a stronghold of former President Laurent Gbagbo...[continued]
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