Ambushed While Asleep

Creator

Yahya Abdurrasoul Abdullah Hussein

Files

Preview

Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts Sudan's military attacking a village in Darfur at dawn while people are asleep. Villagers trying to flee their bombed and burning homes are shot.

Alt Text

A child's drawing in blue pen and red crayon on a worn, creased sheet of white paper that depicts a village under attack. Rows of houses are under fire from a helicopter flying overhead that is dropping fire bombs. Several villagers on foot and trying to flee, including pregnant women, mothers, and children, are being shot at by soldiers close behind them. Some of the villagers lie on the ground with red crayon marks on their bodies, indicating they are wounded or dead. The roofs of the village homes are also colored in red crayon to indicate they are on fire.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00458-A

Recommended Citation

Abdurrasoul Abdullah Hussein, Yahya, "Ambushed While Asleep" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 193.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/193