Of heavy gunfire were heard Monday in Abidjan in the district of Yopougon, where militiamen supported the former head of state Laurent Gbagbo rejects call to disarm launched by the Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara. "Since morning, they started shooting, heavy weapons. We do not know what happens. We can not leave," said a resident called Niangon sector in the southern district.
The militia in the zone "are young people 17-18 years old, dressed in civilian clothes, all armed," she said, without specifying the origin of fire. Another resident of the area Red Roofs, a little further north, said to hear "loud bangs regularly for four days," the early morning and late afternoon.
"There are young fighters who travel in pickup, which will, to come. It nestles in the house," he added. Since the arrest of Mr Gbagbo April 11, the Republican Forces (FRCI) President Ouattara have gradually taken control of the economic capital but still face militiamen in the district of Yopougon, a stronghold of the historic former chief of State.
Mr Ouattara has threatened on Friday to "disarm by force" the last remaining armed groups in Abidjan, they do not file "quickly" weapons. After negotiations with FRCI, some militia leaders have pledged to disarm in exchange for protection, but have not done so far. Mr. Ouattara has also demanded the disarmament of "commando invisible" from the former coup leader Ibrahim Coulibaly, known as "IB", which controls much of the north of Abidjan.
On Monday, the group said it had requested a meeting with the president to make available. 
The militia in the zone "are young people 17-18 years old, dressed in civilian clothes, all armed," she said, without specifying the origin of fire. Another resident of the area Red Roofs, a little further north, said to hear "loud bangs regularly for four days," the early morning and late afternoon.
"There are young fighters who travel in pickup, which will, to come. It nestles in the house," he added. Since the arrest of Mr Gbagbo April 11, the Republican Forces (FRCI) President Ouattara have gradually taken control of the economic capital but still face militiamen in the district of Yopougon, a stronghold of the historic former chief of State.
Mr Ouattara has threatened on Friday to "disarm by force" the last remaining armed groups in Abidjan, they do not file "quickly" weapons. After negotiations with FRCI, some militia leaders have pledged to disarm in exchange for protection, but have not done so far. Mr. Ouattara has also demanded the disarmament of "commando invisible" from the former coup leader Ibrahim Coulibaly, known as "IB", which controls much of the north of Abidjan.
On Monday, the group said it had requested a meeting with the president to make available.
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