Ali Kushayb

Ali Muhammad Ali AbdAlRahman, commonly known as Ali Kushayb, is a senior Janjaweed commander supporting the Sudanese government against Darfur rebel groups, and currently is sought under an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court for war crimes. He was known as aqid al oqada and was active in Wadi Salih, West Darfur. On February 27, 2007, Prosecutor Luis MorenoOcampo charged Kushayb with crimes against civilians in Darfur during 2003 and 2004, accusing him of ordering killings, rapes, and looting. An ICC arrest warrant was issued for him and Ahmed Haroun, his codefendant, on April 27, 2007. In April 2008, he was released from Sudanese custody. According to news reports in October 2008 the Sudanese authorities rearrested Kushayb. However, it is not known where Mr. Kushayb is being kept nor whether he will be turned over to the International Court.

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