ICC investigation targets rebel leaders in Darfur

Nov. 21, 2008
THE CHIEF prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, yesterday called for arrest warrants for three Darfur militia commanders accused of attacks on UN peacekeepers.
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