ICC finds Malian extremist guilty of war crime in destroying historic sites in Timbuktu
UN News Centre, 27 September 2016, Mali
The International Criminal Court (ICC) today found a Malian Islamist accused of destroying historical and religious monuments in the fabled city of Timbuktu guilty in the first-ever prosecution of the destruction of cultural heritage as a war crime.
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