which triggered clashes over land even before the war -- mirrors the political divide between the northern rebels and Gbagbo's southern forces. Mamadou Kone, a Dioula, said on Thursday he had reports of 11 killed in Duekoue overnight, despite a dusk-to-dawn curfew. "Some were shot and some had their throats cut. There are spent bullets everywhere," he said. Some residents criticised the U.N. peacekeeping mission for doing nothing, despite having hundreds of troops in the west patrolling a no-weapons zone between rebels and the army. The head of the 10,000-strong U.N. force, which includes 4,000 French troops, said they had acted when informed. --More 2345 Local Time 2045 GMT
