U.N. peacekeepers remained in Ivory Coast after the 2010 presidential election, when the country was thrown into crisis after incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo refused to acknowledge defeat to former Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara.

CNN: Thousands flee in wake of clashes in western Ivory Coast

Authorities in the area have blamed the violence on militia supporters of Gbagbo based in Liberia but officials with the U.N. peackeeping mission in Ivory Coast have said they do not know whom to blame.

CNN: Thousands flee in wake of clashes in western Ivory Coast

And as you know, the U.N. is contemplating sanctions against the Ivory Coast.

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