Posted on 04/02/2011 5:35:32 AM PDT by John W
GENEVA — At least 800 people were killed in intercommunal violence in one town in Ivory Coast this week, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Saturday, as rival forces continued to battle for power in the country.
"We have information that at least 800 persons were killed on March 29 (Tuesday) in Duekoue in intercommunal violence," ICRC spokeswoman Dorothea Krimitsas told Reuters. "Our colleagues saw hundreds of bodies ... We strongly suspect that was the result of intercommunal violence."
Fierce fighting spread across Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan Friday as troops loyal to Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo fended off attacks by forces supporting Alassane Ouattara's rival claim to the presidency.
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
This happened when the northern forces (Muslim forces) of Quattara advanced into the area.
Civilians fled the area fearing for their lives.
hey obammma yooouuu hoooo mistah president are you there? When can we expect another ‘’total coalition’’ of nations from the U.N. to start carpet bombing.. hellloooo anyone home
Or are Christian hating Islamists alone worthy of salvation from “our” Messiah?
Muslims killing Christians, although, of course, the article never mentions that.
Calvary: where Jesus was crucified
cavalry: an army component mounted on horseback
When do the tommyhawks hit and which side do we kill, maybe using obummers targeting system if it walks kill it.
An important location in the Holy Land and near the place where the free world's final battle against Sharia Islamist evil will take place with the Christian cavalry arriving in “the nick of time?”.
Their impression of the Obama Doctrine is that civilians must be killed in order to save them.
The tribal wars in Africa rival the tribal wars of American inner city gangs where many many are killed every day
Socialism is a reasonable death cult--if it were spiritual it could be Islam..
Translation: Muslim massacres of Christians.
...the International Committee of the Red Cross... spokeswoman Dorothea Krimitsas told Reuters. "Our colleagues saw hundreds of bodies ... We strongly suspect that was the result of intercommunal violence."Now *there's* some brilliant analysis.
Yes. Makes me wonder if they are looking at northern Africa at least as a new caliphate.
Interesting that MSNBC is reporting the story, but they do not mention the words Muslim or Islamic even once.
Where’s Waldo?
Alassane Ouattara is the Muslim Al Gore or the Ivory Coast.
Christian President Laurent Gbagbo won the election, but the Muslims, and the U.N. (led by the U.S.), do not like it.
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