Achemime, Mauritania, May 23, 2025 (AFP) - On patrol for jihadists with Mauritania's camel cavalry

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2025-05-23

A posse of turban-clad soldiers perched on "ships of the desert" may conjure images of the past but Mauritania's camelback cavalry plays a vital role in the fight against jihadism today. They are the Meharists, heirs to the camel-riding army units founded back in the time when imperialist France ruled the west African nation, whom AFP accompanied on patrol for two days. Kalashnikovs lay slung over the soldiers' shoulders, while a brand new drone......

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