The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced Sudanese militia leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, to 20 years for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Darfur civil war between 2003 and 2004.

• Abd-Al-Rahman was convicted of 27 counts, including rape, murder, and torture, as a leading member of the Janjaweed militia.
• The presiding judge Joanna Korner cited Abd-Al-Rahman's personal perpetration of beatings and orders for executions, despite a prosecutor's call for a life sentence.
• Mitigating factors for the sentence included his voluntary surrender, age, and good behavior, with the ICC emphasizing that the ruling aims for both retribution and deterrence, particularly given the current situation in Sudan.