After an al-Qaeda affiliated group destroyed ancient religious monuments in Mali in 2012, the International Criminal Court took on a unique case: prosecuting cultural destruction. The case has renewed relevance amid the standoff between the US and Iran.
Though it generally focuses on human rights violations, the ICC charged the leader of the jihadist group, Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi, with a war crime for destroying cultural artifacts in Timbuktu.The case was the first criminal charge of its kind. It"breaks new ground for the protection of humanity's shared cultural heritage and values," UNESCO Secretary-General Irina Bokova said at the time. Al-Mahdi eventually pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine years in prison.
Khamenei's adviser: Iran response to US will be military 03:16Hossein Dehghan, the main military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, said Trump's tweets are"ridiculous and absurd." He told CNN that Iran's response"will be military and against military sites.
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