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On July 13, 2023, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that he is investigating fresh allegations of war crimes and crimes against humani.
Allegations of atrocities have mounted during the recent fighting, with the top UN official in Sudan calling for the warring sides to face accountability.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened a new investigation for war crimes in Sudan. The escalation of violence in Sudan is a "matter of great concern," the court's prosecutor said. The country has been plunged back into chaos for three months due to a conflict between two generals who are vying for power. The court had already been seized in 2005 by the Security Council on the situation in the Sudanese region of Darfur and had issued an arrest warrant against former leader Omar al-Bashir.