Source: France 24 [French state media]
“The International Criminal Court sentenced an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out when he headed the Islamic police in the historic desert city of Timbuktu in the West African country of Mali. … [Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud] was convicted of torture, religious persecution and other inhumane acts in June. Judges found he was a ‘key figure’ in a reign of terror after Islamic extremist rebels overran Timbuktu in 2012.” (11/20/24)