00:00At a health care center in Eastern Mauritania, humanitarian teams are treating a steady flow of Malian refugees
00:08suffering from both physical injuries and severe psychological trauma.
00:12In the town of Douankara, Doctors Without Borders is caring for people who have fled neighboring Mali
00:19where years of violence have forced hundreds of thousands from their homes.
00:26We are also seeing sexual violence affecting both women and men.
00:31We have also received testimonies of torture.
00:34Some people told us they were buried alive.
00:40For thousands of displaced families, returning home will depend on lasting peace and improved security in their communities.
00:52Sharifa, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, says the loss of her son remains her greatest pain.
01:02What I feel most deeply and suffer from at the very core of my being is the death of my
01:09son.
01:14Another refugee says he hopes to return home only when the violence ends.
01:25As soon as they stop killing people and destroying their property, I'll go back to Mali.
01:34Even if they spare your life, they burn everything you own.
01:44Many of the refugees arriving in Mauritania's hot Shagwe region have escaped insecurity in northern Mali
01:52where armed groups, military operations and ongoing attacks continue to devastate communities.
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