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Caravan raids

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Caravan raids are a surprise attack or incursion by a hostile force on a caravan, a group of merchants, pilgrims, or travelers journeying together.

Examples

Caravan raids have been described as a characteristic risk for travelers in the 19th-century Sahara desert[1] and Kazakh Steppe.[2] Caravan raids were also a risk for Hajj caravans through various historical periods, from the Crusades to the Ottoman period.[3][4]

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