International Business Times - (Abidjan) Forces loyal to current president Laurent Gbagbo in the capital city Abidjan and his rival Alassane Ouattara in Abobo take to the streets in escalating gun battles. Heavy weapons and daily AK-47 fire can be heard throughout the center of Abidjan. The current fighting in the tiny Sub-Saharan country takes place against a backdrop of wide spread Middle East revolutions against their governments.