Janjaweed and Sudanese Military Offensive in Darfur

Creator

Hamid

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts the Janjaweed militia in conjunction with Sudan's military launching a major attack on a village in Darfur.

Alt Text

A child's sketch in pencil on white paper and partially colored in with crayons or colored pencils that depicts a group of armed individuals performing a coordinated attack on a village and its residents. Several of the unarmed figures lie on the ground, injured or dead, while others try to flee the hail of gunfire from soldiers on foot, in trucks with mounted guns, and on camelback. A helicopter is seen flying over a house that has caught fire.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00481-A

Recommended Citation

Hamid, "Janjaweed and Sudanese Military Offensive in Darfur" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 472.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/472