The Village Attack

Creator

Abkar Arrayb Siddik Muhammed

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

This drawing by an 8 year old Darfuri boy depicts houses in his village being burnt down and livestock being stolen by armed militia men. Helicopter gunships were also used to bomb the villages resulting in many deaths.

Alt Text

A child's pencil sketch on a worn sheet of white paper of multiple scenes involving multiple people, animals, and vehicles. Two on-fire houses with helicopters flying above them and two trucks full of people are seen at the top of the page, while an armed man in camouflage leads a camel directly beneath them. Two other armed men point their guns at a fleeing person and a woman with her hands above her head while a third victim lies dead between them.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00137-A

Recommended Citation

Arrayb Siddik Muhammed, Abkar, "The Village Attack" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 514.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/514