12 Facts About Ali Kushayb

Ali Kushayb was indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes.

Ali Kushayb was known as and was active in Wadi Salih, West Darfur.

In early 2013, Ali Kushayb was commander of the Central Reserve Forces in Rahad el-Berdi in South Darfur.

Ali Kushayb was taken into custody by the International Criminal Court in June 2020.

Ali Kushayb's father was a member of the Ta'isha tribe while his mother was from the Dangaoni tribe from the southern part of Sudan.

Ali Kushayb was an, a colonel of colonels, for the Wadi Salih area in Darfur.

Ali Kushayb was one of the senior leaders of the tribal hierarchy in the Wadi Salih locality, and was a member of the Popular Defence Forces, as well as a commander of a government backed militia in Darfur from August 2003 until March 2004.

Ali Kushayb served as a liaison between the government and the Janjaweed, while simultaneously participating in attacks against targeted groups.

Ali Kushayb's husband was the first to be killed, and while she tried to run away she was caught by militia soldiers, and, at the command of Kushayb, was forced at knifepoint to confess she was "tora-bora," or a rebel.

Ali Kushayb has been accused of personally participating in attacks against civilians in the towns of Kodoom, Bindisi, Mukjar and Arawala and surrounding areas between August 2003 and March 2004.

Ali Kushayb was bleeding from his shoulders and admitted to the Nyala Police Hospital with two bullet wounds in his shoulder.

Ali Kushayb surrendered himself for arrest in June 2020, appearing before the International Criminal Court on 15 June 2020.