My eyes are barely open and the pain gauoozes inside, the ribs bounce as I try to move. It hurts like as if a truck has hit me. I can’t speak much as it would give me more pain;, even though I need to say something.

The group that has attacked us had disappeared. NThe next time, they won’t be so lucky and; they had a lucky shot, because we haved our backs to them, so they had bweren able to attack us.

I geot into a kneeling position;, hands in front on the muddy ground, face looking forward. “Right, lads, how are you feeling? You’llre all are going to be okay. We will get through the pain barrier,” I sayid through gritted teeth.

No one is in sight. Well, not the attackers, but there are people going about their daily business. I hear footsteps:; one or more is clocking passt us. Then the sound is gone.

I focus forward as I try and get up. I am watching the crowd as I do, then the others get up.

I can’t hear anything.

Now we take the walk to the land, and I can only see three men, looking around, and they have guns around their necks.

This country, since we've been here, has been like a show of violence, which doesn’t want to stop.

There are no mountains here,; just roads that are very dusty. A car flashes by – it’s red – a BMW – then it is gone into the sunset.

A couple of sounds: - a voice, then a truck driving through the big, black gate.; Ffour men, all in their army gear, guns in front of them. They scan for us. We duck down into cover, as we see them watching us.

I feel my ribs and each touch burns, like as if we went to a kitchen and we entered an oven.

Then, waiting for a minute or two, the truck went through and wasn’t be seen again. Can’t say that for the men, as they arrive in the compound. Then the man in charge yells; then they scrim out of all places as they try to find us.

We weren’t going to be found. We go deeper into cover in the plants, which surrounding the camp.

We circle the camp, some of us on the left side, then three on the right. I am on the left. Time to charade the camp.

We all went down, hard, ointo the camp. First, I think I see movement, so I stay still,; watching, being silent.

Then whatever movement I see, we stop and counter and rethink what we are going to do, because if we don’t, the chances of dying isare big.