ICC unseals arrest warrants for six Kaniyat members

Oct 4, 2024 | International actors

On 4 October, the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) granted the Prosecutor’s request to unseal six arrest warrants issued on 6 April 2023 and 18 July 2023 against Abdurahem Khalefa Abdurahem Elshgagi (aka Al Khani), Makhlouf Makhlouf Arhoumah Doumah (aka Douma), Nasser Muhammad Muftah Daou (aka Al Lahsa), Mohamed Mohamed Al Salheen Salmi (aka Salheen), Abdelbari Ayyad Ramadan Al Shaqaqi (aka Al Shaqaqi) and Fathi Faraj Mohamed Salim Al Zinkal (aka Al Zinkal). The arrest warrants concern war crimes allegedly committed in Tarhouna, including murder, outrages upon personal dignity, cruel treatment, torture, sexual violence and rape.