By Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The International Criminal Court is investigating a surge in hostilities in Sudan s Darfur region .
THE HAGUE/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court has launched an investigation into a surge of hostilities in Sudan's Darfur region since mid-April, including reports of killings, rapes, arson, displacement and crimes affecting children, the top prosecutor told the United Nations on Thursday.
THE HAGUE/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The International Criminal Court is investigating a surge in hostilities in Sudan's Darfur region since mid-April, including reports of killings, rapes and crimes affecting children, the top prosecutor told the United Nations on Thursday. The regular army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been battling in the capital Khartoum and other areas of Sudan in a power struggle that exploded in mid-April. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said last week that Sudan, Africa's third largest country by land area, was on the brink of full-scale civil war that could destabilise the wider region.
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The International Criminal Court is investigating a surge in hostilities in Sudan's Darfur region since mid-April, including reports of killings, rapes and crimes affecting children, the top prosecutor told the United Nations on Thursday.