Elimination of a Village in Darfur

Creator

Suleiman Adam Khamees

Files

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts the annihilation of a Darfur village. The military are attacking from helicopter, a truck mounted with heavy machine guns, and on foot. These soldiers set homes on fire. A few villagers are seen trying to defend themselves with crude weapons, and they are all shot by soldiers.

Alt Text

A child's drawing in pencil and partially colored in with crayons on white paper that depicts a violent attack on a rural village by heavily-armed personnel. At the top of the page are depictions of houses that have all caught fire from multiple gunmen firing into them, with fleeing villagers seen to the right side of the homes. A large group of soldiers on foot and one on a camel confront a different group of villagers in the foreground some of whom are holding weapons and trying to fight back while other try to run.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00374-A

Recommended Citation

Adam Khamees, Suleiman, "Elimination of a Village in Darfur" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 145.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/145