Hitherto relatively untouched by the violence, the Ivorian political capital, Yamoussoukro (center), was the scene of firefights in the night from Thursday to Friday, between the security forces loyal to the outgoing president, Lawrence Gbagbo, and the residents of Dioulabougou favorable to Alassane Ouattara, witnesses said.
Patrols Defense Forces and Security (FDS) loyal to Gbagbo came under gunfire during the night in this neighborhood. Exchanges of gunfire ensued between both sides until about 7 pm (local time). A local journalist said that sporadic gunfire was still heard around 8 hours. On the outskirts of Yamoussoukro, the military school was Friday morning Zambakro "on alert" after the incidents.
Political capital founded by the "father of the nation," Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Yamoussoukro houses the "com-theater" operations center of the SDS. A series of incidents between FDS and supporters of Alassane Ouattara, President-elect acknowledged by the UN and the international community, have taken place since the outbreak of the crisis arising from the November presidential election.
These exchanges of fire occurred while the situation is deteriorating in both the West, with fighting between SDS and ex-rebels allied with Mr. Ouattara Thursday and in the economic capital, Abidjan, where the camp of Laurent Gbagbo faces an armed group in the neighborhood of Abobo pro-Ouattara. 
Patrols Defense Forces and Security (FDS) loyal to Gbagbo came under gunfire during the night in this neighborhood. Exchanges of gunfire ensued between both sides until about 7 pm (local time). A local journalist said that sporadic gunfire was still heard around 8 hours. On the outskirts of Yamoussoukro, the military school was Friday morning Zambakro "on alert" after the incidents.
Political capital founded by the "father of the nation," Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Yamoussoukro houses the "com-theater" operations center of the SDS. A series of incidents between FDS and supporters of Alassane Ouattara, President-elect acknowledged by the UN and the international community, have taken place since the outbreak of the crisis arising from the November presidential election.
These exchanges of fire occurred while the situation is deteriorating in both the West, with fighting between SDS and ex-rebels allied with Mr. Ouattara Thursday and in the economic capital, Abidjan, where the camp of Laurent Gbagbo faces an armed group in the neighborhood of Abobo pro-Ouattara.
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