Timbuktu attacks in focus as jihadi's International Criminal Court trial opens

AFP (2016). Timbuktu attacks in focus as jihadi's International Criminal Court trial opens. The Japan Times. 19 August.

Title Timbuktu attacks in focus as jihadi's International Criminal Court trial opens
Publication Date 19th Aug 2016
Author
Source The Japan Times
Country Mali
Region Africa
Art type Antiquities, Architecture
Subject Destruction, Charges
Comments "Experts hope the trial and sentencing of Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi for the 2012 attacks on Timbuktu will send a message that such cultural destruction will not go unpunished."
Link http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/19/world/timbuktu-attacks-focus-jihadis-international-criminal-court-trial-opens/
Permalink https://web.archive.org/web/20160820172212/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/19/world/timbuktu-attacks-focus-jihadis-international-criminal-court-trial-opens/#.V7iR59zQfxg