leaksource.wordpress.com Source: www.youtube.com The second Ivorian civil war broke out in March 2011 when the ongoing crisis in Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) escalated into full-scale military conflict between forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, the President of Côte d'Ivoire since 2000, and supporters of the internationally recognised president-elect Alassane Ouattara. After months of unsuccessful negotiations and sporadic violence between supporters of the two sides, the crisis entered a critical stage as Ouattara's forces seized control of most of the country, with Gbagbo entrenched in Abidjan, the country's largest city. International organizations have reported numerous instances of human rights violations by both sides, in particular in the city of Duékoué. The UN and French forces recently took military action, with the stated objective to protect their forces and civilians. Duékoué massacre: According to Guillaume N'Gefa, spokesman for the UN mission in Côte d'Ivoire, 330 people had been killed in Duékoué as Ouattara's forces took over the town, More than 100 of them were killed by Gbagbo's troops. However, N'Gefa said the majority were executed by dozos, traditional hunters who support Ouattara. N'Gefa said a UN team was still investigating and those figures were likely to rise. Earlier the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said at least 800 died, while Roman Catholic charity Caritas put the figure at more than 1000. ICRC staff who visited Duekoue said