Ali Kushayb
Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (Arabic: علي محمد علي عبد الرحمن), commonly known as Ali Kushayb (Arabic: علي كوشيب) (also: Koship, Kosheib, Kouchib, Kosheb, Koshib), is a senior Janjaweed commander who supported the Sudanese government against Darfur rebel groups during the Omar al-Bashir presidency. He was indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes. He was known as aqid al oqada ("colonel of colonels") and was active in Wadi Salih, West Darfur.
Ali Kushayb | |
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| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Sudan |
| Allegiance | Sudan |
| Service/ | Janjaweed Popular Defence Forces (2003−2004) |
| Commands held | Central Reserve Forces (Abu Tira) in Rahad el-Berdi (2013) |
| Battles/wars | War in Darfur |
On 27 February 2007, Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo charged Kushayb with crimes against civilians in Darfur during 2003 and 2004, accusing him of ordering killings, rapes, and looting. An ICC arrest warrant was issued for him and Ahmed Haroun, his co-defendant, on 27 April 2007. In April 2008, he was released from Sudanese custody. Sudanese authorities re-arrested Kushayb in October 2008. In early 2013, Kushayb was commander of the Central Reserve Forces (Abu Tira) in Rahad el-Berdi in South Darfur. Reports on his activities continued sporadically from 2013 to 2017. He was taken into custody by the International Criminal Court in June 2020.