The International Criminal Court (ICC) has unsealed an arrest warrant for Iyad Ag Ghaly, the alleged leader of the extremist Ansar Dine Islamist group, over war crimes committed in Mali. The charges against Ghaly include murder, rape, sexual slavery, and persecution of women and girls on gender grounds during the group's control of Timbuktu from 2012 to 2013. Additionally, the ICC has convicted another al-Qaeda-linked leader, Al Hassan, of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali, specifically for atrocities committed in Timbuktu during the 2012 rebel takeover. The convicted individual was a central figure in the Islamic police of Timbuktu and was found guilty of torture, rape, and destroying religious buildings.
Al-Qaeda-linked leader convicted of atrocities in Mali. Judges at the International Criminal Court have convicted a Malian Islamist of war crimes and crimes against humanity for being a central figure in the Islamic police of Timbuktu during a 2012 rebel takeover. In a summary… https://t.co/4SyBWfajMG
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted an al-Qaeda-linked leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali ⤵️ https://t.co/Y5vwyf9CXx
ICC unseals warrant for the arrest of Iyad Ag Ghaly, head of Ansar Dine - an "abusive" Islamist armed group accused of carrying out war crimes, including sexual violence, and crimes against humanity, in northern Mali #terrorism https://t.co/tmrqc6fBBO
ICC convicts AQ-linked leader Al Hassan of war crimes in Timbuktu including including torture, rape, destroying religious buildings. Defence lawyer said he was member of Islamic police force “obliged” to execute decisions of Islamic tribunal.#terrorism https://t.co/UpeA8c1Ln9
Judges at the ICC convicted a Malian Islamist of war crimes and crimes against humanity for being a central figure in the Islamic police of Timbuktu during a 2012 rebel takeover. https://t.co/0BfsWwnckG
ICC convicts al-Qaida-linked leader of atrocities in Mali https://t.co/VIAak4moiK
The International Criminal Court in The Hague has convicted a former Islamist rebel of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali. He was part of a group linked to Al-Qaeda that seized control of Timbuktu. https://t.co/eaYMp0DWYB
The International Criminal Court has convicted an al-Qaida-linked Islamic extremist leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali’s Timbuktu. https://t.co/kj5OaU5AD4
International Criminal Court convicts al-Qaida-linked extremist leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali, reports AP
ICC issuing verdicts in trial of alleged Islamic extremist charged with atrocities in Mali https://t.co/QtOtQ4aYSo
The warrants issued by #ICC are part of a broader investigation into potential war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by both sides in the #Israel-#Hamas conflict, notes @SawhneySarah https://t.co/VsGOSbNbe1
The International Criminal Court unsealed an arrest warrant for Iyad Ag Ghaly, alleged leader of the extremist Ansar Dine Islamist group. The charges center on Ansar Dine’s takeover of the storied city of Timbuktu, Mali, in 2012. https://t.co/te1dsaR5GF
ICC unseals arrest warrant for AQ-linked jihadi Iyad Ag Ghaly on charges of crimes including murder, rape, sexual slavery and persecution of women and girls on gender grounds. Coz that's what jihadis do (Hamas in Israel too) #terrorism https://t.co/5dM44Pd049
#InternationalCriminalCourt judges make public an arrest warrant for one of the Sahel’s top extremist leaders over alleged atrocities in the fabled Malian city of Timbuktu from 2012 to 2013. https://t.co/x3hIwwyUZ4
International Criminal Court judges on Friday made public an arrest warrant for one of the Sahel's top jihadist leaders over alleged atrocities in the fabled Malian city of Timbuktu from 2012 to 2013. Iyad Ag Ghaly is said to be the undisputed leader of the Al-Qaeda-linked Group… https://t.co/2wvWHb42SL
ICC unseals arrest warrant against Iyad Ag Ghaly over Mali war crimes https://t.co/1FvX7HxeUk https://t.co/HqkYCiIjAE