Sudan Government Massacres Civilians in Darfur Region

Creator

Bakhit Abdallah Adam

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

The drawing depicts how the military of the Government of Sudan attacked civilians in their villages in Darfur. The military committed atrocities by burning houses in the villages and indiscriminately shooting and killing civilians that resulted in thousands of children and women being killed in these military operations. for the military to be efficient and effective in its killing, they came on horseback, in armored trucks and tanks, and used bombs and machine guns to massacre civilians. Bakhit Abdallah Adam drew this picture when he was 11 years and he recalls these atrocities committed in his village in Darfur in 2004 when he was 8 years old.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, Refugee Camps, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Geographic Location

Chad; Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Media Type

Drawings (Visual works)

Identifier

W36-00008-A

Recommended Citation

Abdallah Adam, Bakhit, "Sudan Government Massacres Civilians in Darfur Region" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 501.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/501