Massive Attack in Darfur

Creator

Abu Alqasem Abdalmalik Is-hac Attaher

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts the houses in a village in Darfur burning after being bombed by military helicopter gunships, Antonov airplanes, and trucks mounted with heavy machine guns. Also shows members of the Janjaweed militia helping the military to shoot and kill civilians.

Alt Text

A child's drawing in blue pen, pencil, and yellow and red crayons on a very worn and creased sheet of white paper. The drawing depicts a village of four triangular buildings and several people under attack by an airplane and two helicopters dropping fire bombs, as well as armed assailants on foot, riding camels, and in trucks with mounted machine guns, all of whom are firing into the village indiscriminately.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00380-A

Recommended Citation

Abdalmalik Is-hac Attaher, Abu Alqasem, "Massive Attack in Darfur" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 416.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/416