Note: Al Jazeera is withholding some details of interviewees, such as surnames, to protect their identities.Douankara, Mauritania – One evening in late March, 75-year-old Moctar gathered with his family and friends in Sondaje, a village in northern Mali, to plan their escape.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listFor months, homes had been raided by rival gun-toting warring groups who accused various villagers of collaborating with their enemies. Two of Moctar’s cousins were killed in one such attack. Then one group issued an ultimatum.“The men came on about 30 motorbikes, observed the evening prayers with us in the mosque and…

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