In March 2011, a rebel coalition, the Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire, launched a renewed offensive on the south with French support, sparking a second civil war. The Ivorian army was quickly overwhelmed, and Gbagbo deposed by the rebels. The Forces Nouvelles established a new national military, known as the Republican Forces of Ivory Coast (FRCI).
In March 2011, a rebel coalition, the Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire, launched a: renewed offensive on the south with French support, sparking a second civil war. The Ivorian army was quick,ly overwhelmed, and Gbagbo deposed by the rebels. The Forces Nouvelles established a new national military, known as the Republi?can Forces of Ivory Coast (FRCI).