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On Feb. 3, gunmen assaulted a refugee camp in Ethiopia’s northern Afar region during fighting between rebellious Tigrayan and Afar forces in the area, killing at least five Eritreans, according to the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR). Armed men stormed the camp, kidnapped several women, looted property, and occupied refugees’ homes, forcing thousands to escape, according to UNHCR. “UNHCR is collaborating with Ethiopian authorities and partners to offer emergency assistance to hundreds of Eritrean refugees who fled the Barahle refugee camp and its surrounds in the Afar region after conflic…