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MONDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2010 AFTER `3:30 PM
From 13:30pm and with the arrival of troops that participated in the demolition of the
Gdeim Izik Camp, tens of Moroccans, carrying Moroccan flags, the picture of the King
and light weapons in large groups under the protection of the Moroccan army and
security forces, wreaked havoc in the city damaging cars, storming homes of Sahrawis
in the different wards amidst looting, stealing, wanton destruction and violence.
From the early hours, the Moroccan authorities through special trained soldiers stormed
houses of Sahrawis, kidnapping the youth and children and dragging them into Police
cells.
Some philanthropic foundations were turned into secret detention camps for
torturing and humiliation of the Sahrawis.
The storming of houses of Sahrawis was carried out amidst a series of practices
bordering on racism, crimes against humanity such as the use of rubber and live bullets
as well as tear gas in closed places, mass violence and beating of anyone found in their
house including children, pregnant women and the aged as well as harassing them
sexually.
THE AFTERMATH OF THE STORMING OF GDEIM IZIK CAMP
The city was besieged by the Moroccan soldiers and a curfew was declared in the city
that was almost deserted. Many Sahrawis had to leave their homes and be absent from
the Eid-El-Adha Prayer. They could not celebrate the Eid, and could not exchange
visits with their relatives, the majority of whom suffered from the effects of the raids and
were afraid of being abducted. Many among the wounded were not able to go to the
hospitals for fear of reprisals and arrests.
Bakeries and shops were closed and students had to stop going to school in the city
from the very beginning of the violent confrontations. Some educational institutions