Defense and Security Forces of Ivory Coast

The Defense and Security Forces of Ivory Coast ( in the original : Forces de défense et de sécurité , FDS for short ) are the former umbrella organization of all security forces in Ivory Coast.

structure

The FDS consisted of (December 2010) among others:

• Forces armées nationales de Côte d'Ivoire (FANCI), the Army of the Ivory Coast
• the national police and paramilitary gendarmerie units
• an elite group of Garde Républicaine (also known as Garde Présidentielle)

A total of around 18,000 soldiers serve in the official security organs. These have been trained since 2002 with the support of Angola . They are equipped with modern weapons.

• Forces Armées des Forces Nouvelles (FAFN), the combat troops of the Forces Nouvelles . These are only marginally integrated into the FDS.

links

For coordination with, present in Ivory Coast international troops of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire and the Licorne is Center de Commandement des Opérations de Sécurité (CECOS) responsible.

history

Before 2002, the FDS were dominated by officers, especially NCOs, from the north.

Since parts of the FDS staged a coup in 2002 against the then president, Laurent Gbagbo , which ultimately led to the civil war in Ivory Coast , Gbagbo has been rebuilding it. In 2004 he filled the post of chief of staff with Philippe Mangou , one of his confidants.

The FDS were largely considered loyal to Laurent Gbagbo during the 2010/2011 government crisis.

According to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon , members of the FDS attacked a UN vehicle in Abidjan on January 12, 2011 and then set it on fire.

Members of the FDS fought fierce artillery battles with the Forces républicaines de Côte d'Ivoire (FRCI) on the night of March 31st to April 1st, 2011 .

On April 1, the FDS largely gave up the fight against the FRCI. Only the Republican Guard continued to fight.

See also : Government Crisis in Ivory Coast 2010/2011

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Dominic Johnson : Battle for Abidjan. In: the daily newspaper. April 1, 2011, accessed April 5, 2011 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Klaus D. Loetzer, Anja Casper: Two presidents and no way out of the political crisis. In: Konrad Adenauer Foundation . December 22, 2010, accessed April 8, 2011 . 
3. ^ Secretary-General SG / SM / 13348 AFR / 2096. In: Press Office of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. January 13, 2011, accessed April 7, 2011 . 
4. ↑ Thomas Scheen: Brutal fight for Abidjan. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . April 1, 2011, accessed April 11, 2011 .