Annihilation of a Village

Creator

Keltouma Sediq Elhejjaj

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts the destruction of a Darfuri village and its inhabitants by the Sudanese military. Shows houses burning while civilians are trapped inside and other civilians being shot by soldiers. Also shows the vehicles used to attack the village, including a helicopters, camels, and trucks.

Alt Text

A child's drawing on white paper with colored details that depicts a village and its residents, including women and children, being attacked by heavily-armed individuals with multiple types of weapons. A helicopter with several passengers flies overhead while armed men on horseback, on foot, and in truck with mounted guns fire their weapons into a crowd of villagers. The few houses that are depicted have red lines coming off their roofs, indicating they are on fire, and a person is seen trapped inside one of the burning buildings.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00430-A

Recommended Citation

Sediq Elhejjaj, Keltouma, "Annihilation of a Village" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 174.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/174