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International court unseals arrest warrant for Mali suspect accused of crimes in Timbuktu in 2012

  • The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Iyad Ag Ghaly, leader of Ansar Dine, a militant Islamist group in the Sahel region, linked to the takeover of Timbuktu in 2012.
  • Ghaly, also known as Abou Fadl, faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity from 2012-2013.
  • The ICC believes Ghaly was the undisputed leader of Ansar Dine during the city's capture, jointly controlled with al-Qaeda. The court aims to bring justice to victims in Mali.
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant against Iyad Ag Ghaly. Ghaly is suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity between 2012 and 2013 in northern Mali. Ghaly is suspected of, among other things, murder, rape, mutilation, and religiously motivated violence. He is also suspected of an attack on a military base where forty soldiers not involved in fighting were executed. The arrest warrant was issued in 2017 …

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Friday, June 21, 2024.
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