Dozo
The Dozo are traditional hunters from the north of the Ivory Coast . They fought on the side of the rebels during the civil war from 2002 to 2007 and are accused of numerous massacres.
The traditional belief in magical abilities is widespread among the Dozos.
history
The Dozos took over the security tasks in the market from Korhogo in 2006 .
According to the Opération des Nations Unies en Côte d'Ivoire , members of the Dozo murdered 230 people on March 29, 2011 after taking the city of Duékoué during the government crisis of 2010/2011 . Alassane Ouattara denied that Dozo is fighting in the Forces republicaines de Côte d'Ivoire (FRCI). When the FRCI marched into Abidjan on March 31, 2011, however, there were many people among the troops who wore the typical headdress and amulets of the Dozo.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Thomas Scheen: Brutal battles and massacres. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. April 3, 2011, accessed April 6, 2011 .
- ^ Rebel Soldiers Absence Creates Increased Violence in Ivory Coast. Voice of America, August 15, 2006 ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ In pictures: Northern Ivory Coast. Dozo hunters. BBC photos of Dozos
