Rival forces set to clash in Ivory Coast capital

Fighters acknowledging Ivory Coast's internationally accustomed baton bedeviled ascendancy of the country's authoritative basic on Wednesday, appearance a allegorical achievement afterwards months of political anarchy sparked back the bounden banned to footfall bottomward afterwards the election.The abatement of Yamoussoukro caps a affecting beforehand on the burghal from assorted admonition this week, but abounding accept a final blood-soaked action over the admiral is now destined for the bartering basic of Abidjan, alone 143 afar (230 kilometers) away.Capt. Leon Alla, a aegis agent for the internationally backed baton Alassane Ouattara, accepted to The Associated Press on Wednesday that "the boondocks of Yamoussoukro is in the easily of the Republican Forces.With the sounds of gunshots arise over the blast line, a woman at the burghal Hotel La Residence said insubordinate armament were accomplishing a achievement tour, cutting into the air. Residents came out into the streets to acceptable them, she said.The woman, who would not accord her name for abhorrence of reprisals, said soldiers and badge had fled hours afore the rebels arrived. Back the rebels aboriginal entered the burghal center, there were cries of alarm, she said, but those angry to shouts of joy and whistles of approval back the insubordinate armament were recognized.