Members of the Young Patriots, a militant group which backs Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and has staged violent demonstrations in Abidjan check a vehicle at a road block they made in the city November 14, 2004. The sign reads ' Patriotic Checkpoint'. [President Gbagbo replaced his army chief with a more hardline officer and vowed to rebuild his air force on Sunday as regional leaders gathered in Nigeria to discuss unrest in the West African state.]