Military Attack in Darfur

Creator

Maknie Yahya

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts the Sudanese military attacking a village in Darfur. A helicopter, an armored tank, and foot soldiers armed with machine guns shoot at civilians. Also shows a child trying to run away from the attack.

Alt Text

A child's pencil sketch of on graph paper of soldiers armed with machine guns, most of whom are on foot. A large truck with a mountain, high-capacity machine gun is also seen, as is a helicopter flying overhead at the top of the page. Two unarmed human figures are seen facing away from the soldiers, likely trying to flee. A sketch of a simple house with a triangular roof is also seen, and captions or notes in Arabic are written underneath most of the figures.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00287

Recommended Citation

Yahya, Maknie, "Military Attack in Darfur" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 374.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/374