Tag: War crimes
William Calley, Convicted of My Lai Massacre, Dies at 80
William Calley Jr., the only American soldier convicted in the infamous My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War, passed away at the age of 80 in hospice in Gainesville, Florida. The news of his...
Guantánamo Bay Sentences Al-Qaeda Commander for War Crimes
A former Al-Qaeda commander, Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi, was sentenced by a U.S. military jury to serve a 30-year prison term for war crimes committed by his insurgent forces in Afghanistan in the early 2000s....
Guantánamo Jury to Decide Fate of Battlefield Commander
A military jury at Guantánamo Bay has started deliberating the sentence for a prisoner who admitted to commanding Qaeda and Taliban forces in Afghanistan, leading to war crimes. The panel consists of U.S. officers...
Inside Look at C.I.A. Prison Revealed in War Crimes Hearing
Years after the C.I.A. closed down its "black site" program, new details are slowly coming to light during trials at Guantánamo Bay. Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi, a former Qaeda commander, shared his harrowing experience of...
War Veterans and Family Testify at Al Qaeda Commander’s Tribunal: Seeking Justice and Closure
Victims of insurgent attacks in wartime Afghanistan shared their heartbreaking stories with a jury at Guantánamo Bay, bringing a personal touch to a guilty plea presented in written form. The emotional testimonies included a...
Sudan paramilitary RSF targets last operating hospital in Darfur
The paramilitary group known as Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan has carried out a violent attack on the last operating hospital in the Darfur region, leading to its closure. Doctors Without Borders (MSF)...