0 Endangered Civil War

Unrest in Ivory Coast in recent days getting worried. The conflict triggered a power struggle and has killed hundreds of people and thousands more injured.

If it still continues, unrest in the western African country is feared to lead to civil war, which will also involve several neighboring countries, like Angola and Liberia.

According to news agency Associated Press (AP), bloody riots were linked to the 28 November general election, when President Laurent Gbagbo was defeated by his rival, Alassane Outtara. However, Gbagbo refused to resign and instead to use military force to maintain power.

Meanwhile, Outtara formed a rival government in a local hotel which was guarded by UN troops and former rebels from the northern army. UN and other countries take sides Outtara and acknowledge his victory as Ivory Coast's president-elect.

Elected Prime Minister, Guillaume Soro, urged the United Nations, the European Union and the African Union and other countries to intervene to overthrow Gbagbo.

"Clearly there is only one way left, that is strength," said Soro as reported by AP, Wednesday, December 22, 2010.

Gbagbo was mentioned already launched a campaign of terror by hiring mercenaries from Liberia and Angola. Their goal was the UN soldiers and civilians. Gbagbo insists to stay in power, because the law in this country allows a person who lost the election to negotiate a term of office.

"We calculate the death toll reached nearly 200 people and 100 others suffered gunshot wounds, 40 missing and 732 were arrested," says Soro.

According to the report Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, since unrest broke out, many women in the Ivory Coast also become victims. They were beaten, stripped naked, assaulted and raped. The organization is demanding given the war crimes charges for the perpetrators.

Gbagbo ordered all UN troops to leave the country, but UN forces are impartial Outtara chose to stay and watch. OBB Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon warns of civil war due to this unrest. He called on other countries intervene in the problems in Ivory Coast.

"Responding to this, the world community can not be silent. Mercenaries, including former fighters in Liberia, has been recruited to attack a group of people and populations, "said Moon.

Following the violence that do not recede, the French government ordered the 15,000 citizens residing in Ivory Coast to leave temporarily. The command came home from a state occurs when there is an international unrest or the massacre of civilians, this never happened in Rwanda.

The United States government also has ordered its staff in Ivory Coast to go home because they assess the situation more paran and anti-Western sentiment began to arise. In addition, the German government also ordered residents to go home.