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The Meharists are part of Mauritania's National Guard
The unit is the modern-day heir to the camel-riding army patrols of the colonial period under France
The unit also helps the state establish its authority among nomadic tribes
The soldiers are now involved in the fight against jihadism in the vast deserts of eastern Mauritania