War and Fire in Darfur

Creator

Adam Mohammed

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts Sudan's military airplanes and helicopters being used to hunt down people and bomb villages. Many villagers are shown burning alive inside their houses after they were set on fire by soldiers and members of the Janjaweed militia group. Some of the villagers who tried to flee are shot by members of the Janjaweed militia group.

Alt Text

A child's colored drawing on white paper of helicopters, an airplane, a truck, and two people on horseback firing guns at other human figures and at houses with people inside. The roofs of the houses appear to be on fire, and there are handwritten Arabic notes spread throughout the image, some written in crayon.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00436-A

Recommended Citation

Mohammed, Adam, "War and Fire in Darfur" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 570.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/570