France attacks Ivorian airbase
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French forces destroy two Ivorian planes on the ground after an air strike kills eight French peacekeepers.
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (11/17/2004) - French media reported on Wednesday that Israelis assisted the Ivory Coast army in its attacks on French military bases in the African nation in which nine French peacekeepers and one US aid worker were killed.
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Ivory Coast&#39;s armed forces bombed the rebel stronghold of Bouake on Thursday in the first major outbreak of hostilities in the world&#39;s top cocoa grower since a truce more than a year ago.
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French troops in Ivory Coast pull back from some of their positions at the main airport in the largest city, Abidjan.
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: French troops fired into the air today to disperse protesters gathered to protect President Laurent Gbagbo, as unrest swept Ivory Coastâs main city Abidjan after weekend clashes between French and Ivorian forces.
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France has ordered more troops to Ivory Coast to protect French citizens after nine French soldiers and a U.S. aid worker were killed in a government bombing raid and Ivory Coast troops fired on French forces.
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Government warplanes bombed the largest city in Ivory Coast&#39;s rebel-held north twice on Thursday in what a government military commander said was the launch of a new offensive to reunite the war-divided nation.
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Ivory Coast government warplanes and  helicopters attacked the rebel-held north on Friday for the  second day running, former colonial power France said.
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In a swift and alarming deepening of the war in Ivory Coast, airstrikes by two government attack jets killed nine French peacekeepers and a US civilian on Saturday afternoon near the northern town of Bouake.
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In a swift and alarming deepening of the war in Ivory Coast, air strikes by two government attack jets killed nine French peacekeepers and a US civilian
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France is to begin evacuating its nationals from Ivory Coast after days of anti-French demonstrations. The disturbances come in response to France&#39;s destruction of the Ivorian air force, in retaliation for
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Eight French soldiers were killed when  Ivory Coast government warplanes bombed French positions in the  rebel-held town of Bouake on Saturday, a United Nations  official said.
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France deployed troops in the Ivory  Coast's main city on Sunday to protect its citizens from mob  violence which erupted overnight after French forces destroyed  most of the small West African nation's air force.
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France is blaming President Laurent Gbagbo for the attacks on French interests in the Ivory Coast, as it moves to boost its military presence in the West African nation.
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A top US general said Tuesday France was right to have destroyed Ivory Coast&#39;s air force for the bombing deaths of French peacekeepers in the west African country, which he called &quot;an exceptionally ignorant and stupid&quot; error in judgment.
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Ivory Coast's military killed eight French soldiers in a bombing raid on the rebel-held stronghold of Bouake on Saturday and opened fire on troops from the former colonial power in the main city of Abidjan.
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Ivory Coast warplanes killed eight  French soldiers and wounded 23 when they bombed a French base  in the rebel-held north on Saturday.