Attack on a Darfuri Village

Creator

Noor Eddine Ahmed

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts a village in Darfur being attacked by the Janjaweed militia and the Sudanese military. There are airplanes bombing village homes and setting them on fire. There is also a tank with a high powered gun and Janjaweed on foot with guns firing at the Fur (one of the African tribes in Darfur).

Alt Text

A child's drawing on lined paper of a large cluster of houses that are under assault from three helicopters that are flying overhead and dropping fire bombs. A military tank with a mortar launcher is seen near the back of the houses, and a person holding an enormous gun and firing it into the back of a fleeing figure is seen in the foreground.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00470-C

Recommended Citation

Eddine Ahmed, Noor, "Attack on a Darfuri Village" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 200.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/200