The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon said Monday that air strikes forces against UN and French military camps and the presidential palace in Abidjan, were not intended to outgoing President Laurent Gbagbo, but to protect civilians. Ban said in a statement he had given orders to the UN mission in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), to launch "a military operation aimed at preventing the use of heavy weapons that threaten the civilian population of Abidjan, economic capital the country, scene of heavy fighting.
"Let me stress that UNOCI is not an active part of this conflict," the UN secretary general. "According to the mandate from the Security Council (UNOCI) initiated this action to protect itself and civilians." The attacks on positions Gbagbo began after French President Nicolas Sarkozy, French soldiers authorize Licorne force present in Ivorian soil, "to execute those operations together with UNOCI, the French president as he explained to Ban a letter.
The latter had requested the intervention of French forces "urgent." 
"Let me stress that UNOCI is not an active part of this conflict," the UN secretary general. "According to the mandate from the Security Council (UNOCI) initiated this action to protect itself and civilians." The attacks on positions Gbagbo began after French President Nicolas Sarkozy, French soldiers authorize Licorne force present in Ivorian soil, "to execute those operations together with UNOCI, the French president as he explained to Ban a letter.
The latter had requested the intervention of French forces "urgent."
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