Pro-Ouattara forces sweep through I.Coast

Pro-Ouattara forces in Duekoue, western Ivory Coast. Forces backing Ivory C... Picture taken on March 29 shows damaged houses in Duekoue, in western Ivory... A member of the pro-Ouattara forces takes a break in Blolequin. Forces back... Forces backing Ivory Coast's recognised president Alassane Ouattara captured key cities and warned his rival Laurent Gbagbo they would march on his stronghold, Abidjan, within hours. In New York meanwhile, the UN Security Council unanimously backed sanctions against Gbagbo over his refusal to step down from power. The noose tightened around the embattled strongman's regime as pro-Ouattara fighters seized the...