Besieged Village in Darfur

Creator

Unknown

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts Sudan's military surrounding a Darfuri village, torching houses, and shooting civilians. Villagers are trying to fight back with bows and arrows but are overpowered by the military's more sophisticated weapons.

Alt Text

A graphic drawing by a child that shows a large group of armed men in camouflage uniforms encircling and shooting at three human figures, all of whom have blood pouring out of wounds. Two of these figures appear smaller and may represent children. At the top of the page, two armed men on horseback shoot at and herd women and children fleeing from the scene, while the bottom of the page shows three houses engulfed in flames.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00525-c

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Besieged Village in Darfur" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 248.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/248