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Summary The bodies of soldiers killed in an ambush the previous day were left lying in the rain on Wednesday as residents packed their bags fearing more violence. One Ivorian army source told that at least 10 soldiers were killed in an ambush on Wednesday.
Civilians fled their homes in the Abobo neighbourhood of Abidjan after the gun-battles on Tuesday evening when the soldiers, loyal to the incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo, were attacked by supporters of his rival Alassane Ouattara.There was some sporadic shooting in the Abobo neighbourhood on Wednesday, but Abidjan was calm, with the area where the fighting took place sealed off with a military roadblock.The day before, gunfire and explosions shook Abobo where support for Ouattara is high, as African presidents aiming to resolve the power struggle were visiting both camps to propose solution.Gbagbo has defied international sanctions and pressure to yield to the results of a November 28 poll that showed he lost to Ouattara and is backed by a military that has crushed dissent in a series of bloody crackdowns.
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