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Hassan, aged 47, was acquitted on charges of rape and sexual slavery, as well as destroying Timbuktu's ancient mausoleums. Hassan looked emotionless after his sentence was read out on Wednesday ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced the former head of the Islamic police in Mali's historic city of Timbuktu to 10 years in prison for war crimes. Prosecutors said al-Hassan ag ...

Hassan, aged 47, was acquitted on charges of rape and sexual slavery, as well as destroying Timbuktu's ancient mausoleums. Hassan looked emotionless after his sentence was read out on Wednesday, at ...

ICC sentences Timbuktu war criminal to 10 years ICC judges had convicted Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, 47, in June for crimes including torture when he was a member of the feared ...

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Prost ruled that Al Hassan contributed to the Ansar Dine regime, whose actions had a "traumatic effect on the population of Timbuktu". The people "lived in an atmosphere of fear, violence ...

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The manuscripts indicate that Timbuktu ... preserving their history but also fosters goodwill by creating jobs and benefiting the community directly. Delving into Timbuktu's ancient manuscripts ...

He was a member of the feared Ansar Dine Islamic militant group that seized control of Timbuktu for almost a year from early 2012. The judge said there were also brutal floggings in the central ...