Sudanese Air Force Raiding a Village in Darfur

Creator

Abbas Abkar Abd-Arrahman

Files

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

This drawing by a 15 year old Darfuri boy shows Sudanese air force planes dropping bombs on villages in Darfur. Women are being abducted and Janjaweed militia who came to the villages while riding horses participate in shooting civilians. Armored trucks are also seen firing mortar rounds meant to destroy the houses in village.

Alt Text

A child's sketch using black pen on lined paper of four rows of small houses being attacked by three airplanes that are flying overhead and dropping ordinance. Some of the houses are depicted with their roofs on fire. Beneath the rows of homes are illustrations of human figures armed with assault weapons shooting into the air and at other, unarmed figures. One of the armed assailants is on horseback, while two others are riding in the back of a truck.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00125

Recommended Citation

Abkar Abd-Arrahman, Abbas, "Sudanese Air Force Raiding a Village in Darfur" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 511.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/511