What the records say
- When
- 6 Nov 2004
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 7.68° N, 5.03° W
- Description
- Clash between the armed forces of Côte d'Ivoire and French peacekeepers takes place (see: 2004 Ivorian-French violence).
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2004 French–Ivorian clashes.
2004 French–Ivorian clashes
Subconflict of the First Ivorian Civil War
In 2004, an armed conflict took place between French and Côte d'Ivoire forces. On 6 November 2004, two Ivorian Air force Su-25 attack fighters launched an air attack on French peacekeepers in the northern part of Côte d'Ivoire who were stationed there as part of Opération Licorne (Unicorn), the French military operation in support of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI).
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