The Flames are Burning Down Houses

Creator

Zakaria Abbas Idriss

Files

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing of Janjaweed militia that came on horseback and started shooting any civilian in sight. They received backing from Sudan's military who used trucks mounted with machine guns to fire mortar rounds in the village and also used helicopters to bomb and destroy these villages. Darfuri civilians tried to defend themselves with spears but were no match to the efficient hardware being used by the military and the militia group.

Alt Text

A child's drawing in blue pen on a graph paper notebook page with some colored details that depicts several armed individuals attacking a village and its residents. Two of the attackers are seen firing machine guns from horseback, while a third holds his gun in one hand and guides his horse with the other. Small illustrations of a truck with a mounted gun and a helicopter are also seen. Two of the village residents are holding spears and other simple weapons and trying to fight back. A row of three houses has been colored over with red squiggly lines, likely indicating that they are on fire.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00236

Recommended Citation

Abbas Idriss, Zakaria, "The Flames are Burning Down Houses" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 77.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/77