THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday hands down its verdict on a feared Sudanese militia chief accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity during brutal attacks in Darfur. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known by the nom de guerre Ali Kushayb, faces 31 counts of crimes including rape, murder and torture allegedly carried out in Darfur between August 2003 and at least April 2004. Prosecutors say he was a leading member of Sudan’s infamous Janjaweed militia, who participated “enthusiastically” in multiple war crimes.

THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday hands down its verdict on a feared Sudanese militia chief accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity during…

The International Criminal Court on Monday found former Janjaweed militia leader guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in...

La Corte penale internazionale (Cpi) ha condannato un capo della famigerata milizia sudanese Janjaweed per crimini di guerra e crimini contro l'umanità commessi nel Darfur. (ANSA)

La Corte penale internazionale (Cpi) ha condannato un capo della famigerata milizia sudanese Janjaweed per crimini di guerra e crimini contro l'umanità commessi nel Darfur. (ANSA)

The 27 guilty verdicts are the first handed down by The Hague-based court over war crimes in Sudanese region in 2000s.

Janjaweed commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman, known as Ali Kushayb, found guilty over atrocities

Ali Kushayb led the Janjaweed, a group whose campaign of terror led to hundreds of thousands of deaths.

Prosecutors hailed the conviction of Ali Kushayb as a landmark in holding Sudanese militia leaders accountable for the first genocide of the 21st century.

Wegen Kriegsverbrechen in Darfur wird erstmals ein Milizenführer in Den Haag verurteilt. Die Anklage hofft auf abschreckende Wirkung.