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The perpetrators of the attack came from Mali, with 30 to 40 men arriving on board four vehicles and a motorcycle. The attackers arrived at the
Tazalit camp at 2:22pm at October 6, and took place very rapidly. The jihadists drove their pickups directly into the camp's security post, machine-gunning
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refugee camp, where 18,000 refugees were already living. The majority of refugees moved to
Intikane beginning on January 21, 2017, and ending on January 31, although those that stayed behind would no longer receive aid from UNHCR outside of identification cards and forming self-defense groups.
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The attackers remained in control of the
Tazalit camp for two hours. Civilians were not targeted in the attack, but the jihadists looted food stores, pharmacies, armories, and set fire to an ambulance before leaving. The jihadists took a Nigerien army vehicle, a
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the soldiers who had gathered for lunch. The soldiers were taken completely by surprise and were unable to fight back. Nigerien soldiers who survived the initial attack were finished off with a bullet to the head.
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