Abducting Women from a Village in Darfur

Creator

Unknown

Files

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts Sudanese soldiers abducting women at gunpoint and leading them away from their village. Some soldiers are hiding in trees and ambushing villagers. Airplanes and helicopters are targeting homes and setting them on fire.

Alt Text

A child's illustration drawn with graphite and colored pencils on white paper of a large group of military personnel with several different vehicles approaching and firing upon a village and its residents. An airplane drops ordinance on a group of houses and sets them on fire while trucks with mounted machine guns and soldiers on horseback block the exit of villagers trying to escape. Snipers are also seen taking aim at unarmed people and the bodies of the dead float in a nearby river.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00523-c

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Abducting Women from a Village in Darfur" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 246.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/246