AN UNWELCOME RETURN.

The article reports that a simmering civil war in Ivory Coast turned into a battle against foreign occupation last week, as Ivorians confronted French peacekeepers, accusing them of seeking to place the country under neo-colonial rule. French President Jacques Chirac with the support of the United Nations sent 4,600 troops to Ivory Coast in late 2002. They are trying to enforce a fragile 2003 peace agreement between government forces in the south and insurgents controlling the north.