Weapons Used to Destroy Darfur

Creator

Ahmed Adam Youssef

Files

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

The drawing shows the equipment that the military of Sudan used to attack villages in Darfur. This child's drawing shows how the military shot civilians and burned down villages. Armored tanks and vehicles were used to attack villages and some militia men came riding camels.

Alt Text

A child's graphite and color pencil drawing on a worn, creased piece of white paper depicting several different objects and two human figures. One of the people depicted is wearing camouflage fatigues and is firing a machine gun at the other person, who is unarmed. Also seen are sketches of a camel, an armored cargo truck, a tank, and a flagpole flying a flag. Two houses with thatched, pointed roofs are pictured with representations of guns positioned next to them.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00117-A

Recommended Citation

Adam Youssef, Ahmed, "Weapons Used to Destroy Darfur" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 506.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/506