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THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT AND UMAR AL-BASHIR

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With close attention and self appraisal of the international criminal court, I have no doubt in my mind that the ICC has achieved a lot of successes. I may hold that view of seeing mostly, African leader’s parading their corridors but that does not also make me doubts the deeds of the African leaders who taste their jurisdiction and come out guilty. The conflict of Darfur evolved in February 2003 when Darfur rebels attacked military post in El-Fasher, complaining of neglect and marginalization by the Khartuom government. This reason has been a major source of political conflict in Africa. The response of this attack was swift and brutal mainly targeting civilians whose ethnicity showed they were supportive of the rebels groups. The Khartoum government allegedly financed band of Arab nomads who have often clashed with African farmers over pasture and grazing in Darfur. With the military and these nomads of Sudan, they formed the junjaweed fighters. They have destroyed villages,