Since the outburst of the conflict between the Malian government and the insurgents, who asked for the independence in 2012, the nomads started their quest for a safe and human life far away from the dreadful conditions in the refugee camps where people cannot even afford for their food.

Othman al Ansari describes the Bedouins’ life situation “We witness, here in the inland area of Timbutku along with our relatives who did not flee to the camps, an act of burglary and even murder in a complete silence of a carless Malian authorities.

Al Ansari confirms this truth by telling the story of one of his relatives when a group of burglars took all of his belongings including his motor bike on his way to “kondam” city (85 killometers from Timbuktu). He added saying:“he was lucky as they did not kill him”

Al bokritraoui, one of police officers in Timbuktu, says that it is no longer safe and easy to go to souks in the outskirts of the city. This situation is due to the absence of security. Many villages have become confined and many people are prevented from quitting it out of fear of harassment and looting, especially the road that connects Kondam with Timbuktu and Lira.

Traoui confirms that many trucks and cars are stopped by unknown armed groups who loot them and sometimes they kill people on these vehicles. He added “we are trying to eliminate this fear”.

As for Ghabdi Salem, one of the merchants of Lira city that is close to the Mauritanian borders and where the Arab nomad Brabish are located, he says:”Much of our basic food have become rare such as rice and cooking oil. Even tobacco disappeared because of the burglars who loot all the trucks and cars that carry all these commodities. Now, many drivers and merchants are reluctant to transport goods from western Timbuktu to Mauritania”.

Khadija Mohamed, a housewife in Timbuktu, says: “we are severely affected by the crisis “, pointing out to the fact that she has not received any food aids from the government.

In return, the information office of the Malian Red Cross in Timbaktu confirms that” Malian authorities succeeded to reach out 220 thousand people out of 460 thousand who desperately need aid in agriculture and livestock. This success could have never happened without the support of the WFP and ICRC.