During the long process to oust Gbagbo, French tanks, helicopter gunships and Special Forces intervened directly in the conflict, fired on civilians and killed many.
Phakathi nenqubo ende yokushayela uGbagbo emandleni, amathangi aseFrance, ama-helicopter alwa nempi ekhethekile, wangenela ngqo empini, waxoshwa ezakhamuzi futhi wabulala abaningi.