Human Rights Watch’s research supports the fact that land was the primary factor driving these attacks. Human Rights Watch was shown a Zilébly land sale document from 2012. According to someone who closely investigated the attack, several of the Burkinabés whose names appear as buyers on that document were among those killed in the Zilébly attack. Moreover, the attackers burned the houses of the Guéré sellers and co-signers on the document. The person with intimate knowledge said the attack had “without a doubt been motivated by land,” with the attackers “targeting” specific people, including village authorities, who they blamed for illegal occupation.157 Residents of Petit-Guiglo told Human Rights Watch that the March 23 attack likewise targeted specific immigrant populations and Guérés for either killing or the burning of houses. Attackers killed two Burkinabés, one found with his throat slit and the other shot in the head at point-blank range158—indicating likely executions. Two Malians were also killed, and the attackers burned houses in the area inhabited by immigrants.159 In responding to the attack, the FRCI killed several assailants, including Oulaï Tako.160 Burkinabé residents of villages near where the attacks took place likewise believed they were motivated by land issues. A Burkinabé leader in one village said, “The attacks are to chase us away from the land. And for us, all the Guérés are the same. Those who are attacking are working closely with the tuteurs who are here.”161 The Burkinabé leader’s perception also shows the deep distrust between the two communities, who each often lump the other together—generalizing blame or anger onto the entire group. This may have been a cause of reprisals against the Guérés in Diboké after the March 13 attack on Zilébly; at least five Guérés were disappeared.162 157 Human Rights Watch interview, location withheld, June 2013. 158 Human Rights Watch interviews with Burkinabé residents who had seen the bodies, Petit-Guiglo, June 5, 2013. 159 Human Rights Watch interviews with Guéré and Burkinabé residents, Petit-Guiglo, June 5, 2013. See also “Bloléquin: Le village de Petit-Guiglo attaqué, un quartier incendié,” Agence Ivoirienne de Presse, March 23, 2013, http://news.abidjan.net/h/455024.html (accessed August 28, 2013). 160 Human Rights Watch interviews with people who had seen the bodies, Petit-Guiglo and Dedjéan, June 5, 2013. See also “Côte d’Ivoire: après l’attaque de Petit-Guiglo, les habitants demandent la protection de l’armée,” Radio France Internationale, March 25, 2013, http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20130325-cote-ivoire-apres-attaque-petit-guiglo-habitantsdemandent-protection-armee (accessed August 28, 2013). 161 Human Rights Watch interview with Burkinabé leader, village near location of attacks, June 2013. 162 Human Rights Watch interviews with residents and a witness, Diboké, June 2013. “THAT LAND IS MY FAMILY’S WEALTH” 54