A/HRC/17/49 of the presence of at least 250 bullet-ridden corpses in the morgue in Anyama (close to N’dotré), with the majority brought in during November and December, which coincides with the period when the first allegations of the presence of mass graves were brought to the attention of the Human Rights Division. 18. The existence of mass graves was verified on 6 May in Yopougon, where the Human Rights Division found 10 sites in the Doukouré district, located not far from the police station in the 6th arrondissement. Reliable sources, with further corroboration provided by the families of some of the victims and additional witnesses, indicated that 68 bodies were buried in ten different places. Thirty-one and twenty-one bodies were buried at each of the two largest sites. The victims, all believed to be male, were reportedly killed by pro-Gbagbo militias and mercenaries on 12 April, following the capture of President Gbagbo. Sources interviewed by the Human Rights Division indicated that militiamen in plain clothes and armed with Kalashnikovs attacked houses in small groups and arrested people whom they subsequently summarily executed. D. The attacks on the Anonkoua-Kouté village 19. On 8 March, the Human Rights Division of UNOCI carried out a monitoring mission to Anonkoua-Kouté village, Abobo, Abidjan, to investigate reports of an attack on the village by armed men, which resulted in at least 15 deaths, several wounded and the destruction of property. While the mission could not directly confirm the numbers of deaths, it observed that the village had been captured and was now under the control of elements of the “Commando invisible”, dressed in civilian attire and armed with knives, rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. They appeared disciplined and organized, operating under a visible chain of command and giving military salutes. The apparent leader of the group explained that, following the call of Mr. Gbagbo’s “Minister for Youth” and leader of the Jeunes Patriotes, Charles Blé Goudé, to his militias on 28 February to erect roadblocks throughout Abidjan, and monitor the movement of all vehicles, Mr. Blé Goudé’s ethnic Ebrié supporters responded by setting up roadblocks, attacking ethnic Dioula civilians, and denouncing them to the FDS. He stated that, on 5 March, his group had intervened to protect the Dioula population from the Ebriés. 20. The mission found that all members of the Ebrié Community had fled the village. There were only four elderly sick persons, three men and one woman, who had been left behind by their families. Information obtained indicates that the village was violently attacked by the members of the Commando Invisible, causing the arbitrary mass displacement of about 5,330 villagers. As a result of the attack on the Ebrié ethnic group in Anonkoi-Kouté, the youth of the Ebrié village of Blockhauss in Cocody, Abidjan, retaliated on 9 March against West African nationals, mainly from Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal, by burning down their homes, shops and a local mosque, prompting the population to flee the area. IV. Violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the west 21. The human rights situation in the west became a major concern during March and April after a pattern of human rights violations and abuses was noted, particularly in Duékoué, Bloléquin, Toulépleu and Zouan Hounien. The violations reached a climax upon the arrival of elements of the FRCI in these areas in March as they marched south towards Abidjan. Attacks and counter-attacks by Ivorian and immigrant communities, aided by well-constituted militia groups and mercenaries, occasioned a massive loss of lives and property with severe humanitarian consequences, in particular for women, children and the 8