A soldier loyal to Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara watches French troops travel in an armoured vehicle during a lull in fighting on the northern outskirts of Abidjan April 8, 2011. Forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, besieged in his Abidjan residence, have retaken ground and are edging closer to where rival presidential claimant Ouattara is holed up, the United Nations said. Picture taken April 8, 2011. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun (IVORY COAST - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)