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An Mi-8 HIP helicopter belonging to the ivorian forces, overflying one of the combat positions at the "Lumio" checkpoint. |
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A T-55 belonging to the FANCI troops, flanked by the then Captain of the 1st Company of the 2nd REP. |
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An MI-24 Hind of the FANCI troops, piloted by hired Ukrainian and Bulgarian pilots. It overflew the combat zones many times, despite an order grounding it. |
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A FANCI pick-up, with an M-16 armed soldier at the back. |
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The FANCI MI-24 Hind in flight. Recently this very helicopter was destroyed by French troops following the aerial assualt on French positions and subsequent death of 9 French soldiers. |
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A typical scene along an ivorian road or checkpoint. A guard responsible for keeping a lookout sleeps casually with his weapon laid nearby. |
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A FANCI checkpoint. |