The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) Wednesday dismantled the last military post along the so-called Green Line.
The Green Line has served as a division between the government-controlled south and the north of the country, where former Forces Nouvelles rebels are based, in line with a peace agreement last year.
It also marked the closure of a "zone of confidence," a strip of territory set up as a buffer zone to avoid fighting between rebel groups in the north and pro-government military in the south. It was established by the U.N. under the so-called Ouagadougou Agreement that ended the country's civil war.
After September last year, UNOCI deployed 17 military observation posts along the Green Zone.
The mission said it was further scaling down its operations by closing around half of its 44 camps in the country, but added that it would continue its monitoring role to ensure that no armed forces in the area resumed hostilities.
The Security Council Tuesday extended UNOCI's mandate by another six months and asked the mission to provide logistical support to the national Independent Electoral Commission as it prepares to hold the first round of the presidential elections on Nov. 30.
Source:Xinhua
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