ABIDJAN/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations wants between 1,000 and 2,000 additional peacekeepers for Ivory Coast as the world body presses incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo to step down after a disputed election.
The West African country has been in turmoil since the Nov. 28 poll that Western powers and African states say was won by Gbagbo's rival Alassane Ouattara, leading to a standoff that has killed more than 170 people and raised fears of civil war.
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