ICC convicts first Darfur militia leader for war crimes

The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted the first Janjaweed militia leader put on trial for atrocities committed in Sudan's Darfur region more than 20 years ago. The court found Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman guilty of 27 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including rape, murder and persecution. His sentence will be determined at a later date after a new round of hearings. The conviction in the first and only trial looking at crimes in Sudan since the case was referred to the court by the United Nations Security Council in 2005 is a landmark for the ICC. Darfur's conflict first erupted in 2003 when mostly non-Arab rebels took up arms against Sudan's government, accusing it of marginalising...