Nowhere to Escape

Creator

Aisha Mohammed Khamees

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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 a Sudanese military helicopter. Also shows armored tanks and members of the Janjaweed militia attacking civilians as they try to escape.

Alt Text

A child's drawing on a worn sheet of white paper that depicts an attack on a small village by heavily-armed personnel. A large helicopter flies over the tops of the village houses, dropping fire bombs or other ordinance onto them and setting them on fire. Other military-type vehicles, including trucks with mounted machine guns and a tank, are firing upon the residents of the village, several of whom are women and children.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00435-A

Recommended Citation

Mohammed Khamees, Aisha, "Nowhere to Escape" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 445.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/445