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Ivory Coast militia leader killed

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Ivory Coast militia leader killed

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The leader of a militia that helped Alassane Ouattara defeat rival Laurent Gbagbo for the presidency in Ivory Coast has been killed.

Ibrahim Coulibaly died in a gun battle on Wednesday after he and his men refused to obey presidential orders to disarm.

The insurgents have been accused of not meeting a deadline to surrender arms and join the new army under Ouattara.

"I can confirm that Ibrahim Coulibaly was killed during fighting today," Captain Alla Kouakou Leon, a defence ministry spokesman, told Reuters news agency.

Ouattara had on Friday ordered Coulibaly and his forces to disarm or expect to have weapons seized by force. Coulibaly said that disarming would take time to organise.

Coulibaly's 'Invisible Commando' insurgents had fought alongside what is now the Ivorian national army to topple Gbagbo.

Last week Coulibaly pledged loyalty to Ouattara saying his 5,000 men were ready to join to new army. He requested a meeting with Ouattara but was told to disarm without condition.

It is believed that Coulibaly turned the gun on himself instead of surrendering to a group that he once considered an ally.

Read more: Ivory Coast militia leader killed - Africa - Al Jazeera English
 
Too much news I guess it's been about 11 hours since this was pasted and no one seems to think it's worthy of note.

I for one have not been focused on much of the third world since Obama has been doing his best to make us ina to jobless thired world Nation of Government dependents.
 
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