Dropping Bombs on a Village in Darfur

Creator

Abdel Aziz Issa Mohammed Abdrahman

Files

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts Sudanese military helicopters dropping bombs on a village in Darfur. Also shows children getting shot and houses being set on fire.

Alt Text

A child's color drawing on graph paper that depicts military vehicles attacking a small village, represented by two houses with pointed roofs and a few scattered human figures. The village houses have been lit on fire by a helicopter dropping ordinance from overhead, and a man is seen trapped amongst the burning buildings. Elsewhere, soldiers in a tank, in a truck with a mounted gun, and on foot carrying machine guns are seen firing at other villagers, including women and children.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00420-A

Recommended Citation

Aziz Issa Mohammed Abdrahman, Abdel, "Dropping Bombs on a Village in Darfur" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 168.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/168