The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says his office will be seeking arrest warrants for those accused of atrocities in Sudan’s West Darfur region, which has seen reported ethnic cleansing by paramilitary forces that have been fighting government forces for 19 months.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor told the U.N. Security Council on Monday that new arrest warrant applications related to the escalating violence in Darfur are imminent, describing a situation of “deeper suffering” and widespread atrocities.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Karim Khan, has announced plans to seek arrest warrants against individuals accused of orchestrating atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region, where genocide and crimes against humanity have persisted amid ongoing conflict.

Karim Khan describes situation as 'a tailspin into deeper suffering, deeper misery for the people of Darfur' - Anadolu Ajansı

INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan has announced that his office wil seek arrest warrants for individuals accused of committing atrocities in Sudan’s West Darfur region. There are accusations that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighting government forces for 19 months have carried out ethnic cleansing.

A drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in El-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region killed 30 people and injured dozens, a medical source said Saturday.

Drone strike targets Saudi Hospital in El Fasher, capital city of North Darfur, Governor Arcua Minnawi says - Anadolu Ajansı

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 28, (AP):The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced Monday that his office will be seeking arrest warrants for those accused of atrocities in Sudan’s West Darfur region, which has seen reported ethnic cleansing by paramilitary forces that have been fighting government forces for 19 months.

The RSF did not immediately acknowledge the attack in El Fasher, which is over 800 kilometers southwest of Khartoum.

Some 70 people were killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan

ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan told the UN Security Council that 'criminality is accelerating in Darfur", with gender-based violence a particular concern. View on euronews