Page 3 There were reports that a group of children and infants were separated from their mothers during the raid whilst some women could only find their children days thereafter. Due to the confrontations of the 8 November 2010 in El Aaiun, many Sahrawis (from the Gdeim Izik Camp, after it was stormed or those fleeing their houses in the morning in search of their people) could not go back. Therefore, they sought refuge with Sahrawi families for a day and in some instances for days. After storming the Camp, some elements of the army (wearing a uniform similar to that of the security forces) and paramilitary as well as the gendarmes, looted and stole properties and electronic devices of Sahrawi displaced persons in the Camp. It should be recalled that some displaced persons remained in the Camp for a month. The Camp and the cars were later set on fire. The operation turned from raid into dismantling the Camp coupled with manhunt within the vicinity where many families were subjected to violence, beating, destruction of property and burning of cars. THE DAY OF THE RAID Inhabitants of El Aaiun woke up on Monday, 8 November 2010 from 6:30 am, to the raid on the Gdeim Izik Camp and went there to find out for themselves what was happening and to ensure the safety of family members. The sirens of military helicopters and tens of Moroccan Security Force cars, the smoke coming out of the Camp, reports by the first survivors from the Camp, all this caused more fear about the fate of the thousands of the Sahrawis in the Camp. The Moroccan authorities created confusion, cut off mobile contacts in the vicinity. All victims confirmed that events of Monday, 8 November 2010 happened in two stages.