Power Struggle in Ivory Coast

A picture released by the French spokesman for Laurent Gbagbo on April 7, 2011 shows a burnt out tank reportedly in the gardens of the residence of Laurent Gbagbo in Abidjan. (AFP image)

Soldiers loyal to Alassane Ouattara look at the body of a civilian who they say died as they tried to transport him for medical help at their operating base, after he was allegedly shot by militiamen loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, April

This image taken from a video provided by the French military Thursday April 7, 2011 shows Yoshifumi Okamura, right, the Japanese ambassador to Ivory Coast thanking an unidentified French officer of the Licorne operation, left, following a rescue mission

A French tank crosses General de Gaulle bridge in Abidjan, April 5, 2011. (Reuters image)

Soldiers loyal to Alassane Ouattara, along with several men who were detained for unknown reasons, drive past a checkpoint serving as an operating base, at one of the main entrances to Abidjan, Ivory Coast, April 7, 2011. (AP image)

Neighborhood residents walk past a checkpoint serving as an operating base for soldiers loyal to Alassane Ouattara, at one of the main entrances to Abidjan, April 7, 2011. (AP image).

Men captured by forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara and detained for unknown reasons, sit near a checkpoint serving as an operating base near a main entrance to Abidjan, Ivory Coast, April 6, 2011. (AP image)

Soldiers loyal to Alassane Ouattara relax in a largely-deserted area of the Youpougon neighborhood, adjacent to a checkpoint serving as an operating base, at one of the main entrances to Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Thursday, April 7, 2011. (AP image)

A member of Forces loyal to Ivory Coast's internationally recognized president Alassane Ouattara looks through binoculars ahead of an attack on the residence of former strongman Laurent Gbagbo in Abidjan, April 6, 2011. (AFP image)

A plume of smoke rises over Abidjan, April 6, 2011. (Reuters image)

In this photo taken on Sunday, April 3, 2011, a UN peacekeeper from Jordan Battalion, left, looks up as he and others returns fire on troops supporting Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo during a patrol in the streets of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Ivory Coas

Internationally recognized Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara, arrives at the High Level Panel meeting on Ivory Coast, at the African Union Commission headquarters in Addis Ababa (file photo). (AP image)

Ivory Coast's incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo (file photo). (Reuters image)