February 22, 2020 (Khartoum) Governmental sources told Darfur 24 that Ali Kushayb , who is wanted by the International Criminal Court ICC , had fled to Central African Republic.
The Militia leader disappeared, after the transitional government and the Revolutionary Front announced their agreement to hand over ICC indictees to the Hague based court.
In 2008, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrants against 51 Sudanese government leaders and warlords in Darfur on war crimes and genocide charges.
According to the government source, Ali Kushayib had crossed the border to Central Africa Republic , on two four-wheel-drive cars, and then a number of fuel-laden cars joined him, in addition to dozens of gunmen riding motorcycles from his tribesmen.
However, the source expressed concern, that Kushayb might rebel against the current government.
While a youth activist from the city of Umm Dafuq – preferring to withhold his name – said that Kushayb was present during the past weeks with nomads in the northwestern vicinity of Umm Dafuq, an area with no communication network.
“He used to visit the market of the city of Umm Dafuq for more than a week , then he completely disappeared last week” added the activist.
Kushayb is facing charges of killing hundreds of citizens in the areas of Shataya and Kailek at the beginning of the war in Darfur in 2003, 2004 , in addition to leading role in the intercommunal clash between Salamat and Taiysha tribes in Raheid al-Birdi locality in 2013 , which resulted in complete displacement of the people of Salamat tribe.
Addressing a group of his tribesmen and supporters in the border town of Umm Dukhun, on the Sudanese Chadian boarder, that he had Committed murders using internationally prohibited weapons.
“Now I have a weapon, if I fire a single bullet of it, no one of you will remain a life” Ali Kushayib boasted before his tribesmen.