Ivory Coast

[JMA]

Within a BBC report, which refers to;

This gem, which I've not seen reported before:

I'd only seen reports that the UN were providing security.

Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12123607

Well given the failure of the UN in Rwanda and at Srebrenica to protect anyone I would suggest that it would be prudent and intelligent for Ouattara to hedge his bets and bring in his own forces.

[Stan]

The government of Côte d'Ivoire's incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo has ordered the expulsion of the British and Canadian ambassadors because they do not recognise ambassadors appointed by Gbagbo. Presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara meanwhile called for a west African sting operation against Gbagbo.

Then there's this option "Ouattara called Thursday for an operation by west African special forces to kidnap Gbagbo."

"Legitimate force doesn't mean a force against Ivorians," he said. "It's a force to remove Laurent Gbagbo and that's been done elsewhere, in Africa and in Latin America, there are non-violent special operations which allow simply to take the unwanted person and take him elsewhere."