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Janjaweed militia leader denies atrocities in Darfur at start of ICC trial

Darfuri warlord Abd Al Rahman's (a.k.a Ali Kushayb) first appearance at the ICC in The Hague on 15 June 2020 © ICC-CP

An alleged Janjaweed militia leader has pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the first ever trial at the International Criminal Court dealing with Sudan's Darfur conflict of nearly two decades ago.

Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, is accused of overseeing thousands of pro-government Janjaweed fighters responsible for persecution, murder, rape and torture during the 2003-2004 height of the violence in which hundreds of thousands were killed.

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