Patrolling the Villages of Darfur

Creator

Unknown

Files

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts a soldier holding a walkie talkie patrolling the streets in village in Darfur. Also depicted are a helicopter, a truck mounted with a machine gun, and an armored tank that were used to destroy houses in the village.

Alt Text

A child's pencil sketch on lined paper accented with red and yellow crayons of three different, numbered scenes. The illustration numbered "1" depicts a military helicopter dropping firebombs onto a group of houses and a tree, while a person flees from the burning buildings. Illustration number "2" shows a very similar scene but features a specific kind of tree with red fruit amongst its leaves. The last illustration depicts a helicopter dropping firebombs or other ordinance onto a truck full of people trying to escape the violence.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00312

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Patrolling the Villages of Darfur" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 388.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/388