Total Destruction of a Village in Darfur

Creator

Shareef Zakaria Arbab

Files

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that shows how Sudan's military and the Janjaweed militia bombed houses and set them on fire in Darfur. Also depicts how civilians trying to hide were shot and how a few villagers with guns tried to fight back but were easily overpowered.

Alt Text

A child's illustration on worn, white paper and done mostly in blue pen of a small village with many things occurring at the same time. In front of two houses are four people exchanging gunfire and a woman walking toward a child with her arm outstretched. Also seen are depictions of military personnel, equipment, and vehicles, including armored trucks with mounted guns, tanks, helicopters, and armed men on horseback and on foot.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00474-A

Recommended Citation

Zakaria Arbab, Shareef, "Total Destruction of a Village in Darfur" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 576.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/576