Destruction of a Darfuri Village

Creator

Noor Yaacoub Adam

Files

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts homes in a village in Darfur burning after being bombed by Sudan's military helicopters. Also shows a Janjaweed militia member shooting at a villager who is inside a house. Members of the Janjaweed militia and soldiers are in tanks, on camels, and on foot and are shown using machine guns to shoot and kill civilians.

Alt Text

A child's pencil and crayon drawing on a worn sheet of white paper that depicts multiple individuals armed with machine guns firing upon other individuals who are unarmed, most of whom are women and children. A helicopter flies above and sets the roofs of three houses on fire with its dropped ordinance. One of the armed men shoots his gun into one of the burning houses, where a figure is seen lying down, possibly asleep.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00431-A

Recommended Citation

Yaacoub Adam, Noor, "Destruction of a Darfuri Village" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 175.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/175