Tag Archives: warlord
Will surrender of Congo warlord ‘The Terminator’ boost the standing of the ICC?
The surprise surrender of a Congolese warlord after seven years on the run is a welcome boost for the International Criminal Court, after a slump in its support amid snail-paced trials and failed cases, legal analysts and rights advocates said Tuesday. Continue reading
US drone kills 5 militants in northern Pakistan
A missile launched from a U.S. drone struck a suspected militant hideout in a tribal region in northern Pakistan where allies of a powerful warlord were gathered Saturday, killing five of his supporters, Pakistani officials said Continue reading
Hunt for Joseph Kony lacks troops, equipment
The head of a planned African Union force to hunt warlord Joseph Kony says he has not started due to lack of resources. Continue reading
Well-known Afghan commander among 23 dead in blast
A suicide bomber blew himself up Saturday in a wedding hall in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 23 people including a prominent warlord-turned-politician and three Afghan security force officials, in an attack that deals a setback to efforts to unify the nation’s ethnic factions, Afghan officials said. Continue reading
Congolese military hunts evasive ex-warlord
A notorious ex-warlord who became a general in the Congolese army despite international war crimes charges is now being blamed for fomenting more unrest in Congo’s east and faces new charges of crimes against humanity. Continue reading
ICC prosecutor: Kony will be arrested in 2012
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he has “no doubt” that fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony will be arrested this year because the international spotlight has helped boost the hunt for the Lord’s Resistance Army leader. Continue reading
African Troops Hunt Kony After Viral Meltdown
African nations have united to hunt down notorious Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, who is the subject of a controversial viral video, the director of which has suffered a naked meltdown. Continue reading
Kony 2012 Director Suffered ‘Brief Psychosis’
The director of a video calling for the arrest of fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony suffered from a brief psychosis when he had a very public meltdown last week, his wife has said. Continue reading
Leader of ‘Kony’ video group to focus on health
Jason Russell may be the most public face of Invisible Children, the nonprofit group he co-founded to stop African war atrocities. Continue reading
