Ali Muhammad Ali Abd al-Rahman, known as Ali Kushayb, a Janjaweed militia leader, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur, Sudan.The 76-year-old was found guilty on 27 counts, including ordering mass executions and personally participating in the bludgeoning of two prisoners to death between 2003 and 2004, with Presiding Judge Joanna Korner highlighting Kushayb's "enthusiasm and vigor" in committing these acts.This marks the
ICC's first conviction for the
Darfur atrocities, which caused approximately 300,000 deaths and over 2.7 million displacements, serving as a deterrent given the ongoing civil war in Sudan.