Throwing Boy in Fire

Creator

Abdoul Jabbar Solimon Arbab

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

This drawing depicts Sudan's military and the Janjaweed militia group attacking a village in Darfur. Some civilians had their heads covered with a sack before being shot dead. Some children had their hands tied and were thrown into a fire while a large number of girls and women were abducted and had their hands tied. Children were never spared and were even shot at point blank range. Villages were set on fire and the government used air planes and armored tanks to bomb them. in order to prevent civilians from escaping, militia men came on horseback and shot any villager they came across.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Geographic Location

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Media Type

Drawings (Visual works)

Identifier

W36-00012-A

Recommended Citation

Jabbar Solimon Arbab, Abdoul, "Throwing Boy in Fire" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 502.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/502