What's Happening In Other Countries

On the western border where Ivory Coast and Liberia meet Ivory Coast army took over the border and killed 13 innocent people. The bloody attack took place in the village of Fetai. Close to 40 armed men led an attack on the village.  The attack was led by refugee soldiers. This wasn't the first attack on the village of Fetai. 

These Gunmen were  from Liberia. They have staged several assaults on towns near the border in recent years that the government and United Nations have blamed on Liberian mercenaries and Gbagbo allies. The village of Fetai was last attacked in February. Locals near the village said these were politically driven raids. These attacks were developed by former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo refused to accept his defeat in the election race against Alassane Ouattara. His rebels teamed up and have been attacking villages on the border of Libeira and Ivory Coast. Many Liberian soldiers and villagers were taken hostage. Of the 13 killed , 3 were soldiers and 10 villagers. 

After reading about this attack that took place yesterday morning, I was very nervous because my family planned to go back to Liberia , my parents homeland , like we do each summer. Consequently , we decided to delay the trip until we heard from family meme re that are near the border that it's safe enough to return for vacation. The UN and the country's defense minister are holding former president  Gbagbo for his suspected ties to these attacks and past attacks in 2011. As security tightens around the country the safety for villagers and locals will progress and improve. 

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