ICC convicts ex-Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb of war crimes in Darfur | Sudan war News

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

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has found a commander of a Sudanese militia guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in leading attacks in the western region of Darfur more than 20 years ago.

Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, was convicted…