Title

The flames are burning down houses

Creator

Zakaria Abbas Idriss

Files

Preview

Identifier

W36-00236

Creation Date

January 2007

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, Pictorial Works, History, Darfur conflict, Darfur (Sudan), Drawings (Visual Works)

Publisher

[s.n.]

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.

Description

Pencil on graph paper

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Subject: topical

Genocide; Ethnic conflict; Refugees; History; Darfur Conflict, Sudan, 2003-

Time Period

1974-2007

Type

Image

Genre

Drawings (Visual Works).

Holding Location

University of South Florida

Recommended Citation

Zakaria Abbas Idriss, "The flames are burning down houses" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 77.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/77