Janjaweed Militia

Creator

Fareeda Jamal Adam kumeet

Files

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts the heavily armed Janjaweed militia that came on camels to attack villages in Darfur. Also shows the helicopter gunships and trucks mounted with machine guns that were used to bomb villages.

Alt Text

A child's pencil drawing that has been colored in with multiple, brightly-colored crayons on a worn sheet of white paper. The illustration depicts people riding camels and brandishing machine guns firing at a row of small houses that represent a local village. A gunman in a truck with a mounted gun and a helicopter dropping ordinance are also seen. Orange lines coming off the roofs of the homes indicate they are on fire.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00381-A

Recommended Citation

Jamal Adam kumeet, Fareeda, "Janjaweed Militia" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 417.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/417