Forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo attack the Golf Hotel , a United Nations official says . Violence erupted after Ivory Coast 's disputed presidential election in November and escalated into all-out war when Ouattara 's forces launched an offensive that brought them into Abidjan . The French mission was to evacuate diplomatic staff in the Ivory Coast . Ivoirian forces came under fire from Laurent Gbagbo loyalists . Some semblance of normalcy is returning in Abidjan .
Forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo attack the Golf Hotel , a United Nations official says . The French mission was to evacuate diplomatic staff in the Ivory Coast . Ivoirian forces came under fire from Laurent Gbagbo loyalists . Some semblance of normalcy is returning in Abidjan .