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| A Darfur rebel charged with war crimes has been ordered to appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday, The Hague-based court says. | A Darfur rebel charged with war crimes has been ordered to appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday, The Hague-based court says. |
| Bahr Idriss Abu Garda is charged with taking part in an attack in north Darfur in 2007, during which 12 African Union (AU) peacekeepers were killed. | Bahr Idriss Abu Garda is charged with taking part in an attack in north Darfur in 2007, during which 12 African Union (AU) peacekeepers were killed. |
| Mr Abu Garda is the first Darfur rebel to have voluntarily answered a summons from the ICC, the court said. | Mr Abu Garda is the first Darfur rebel to have voluntarily answered a summons from the ICC, the court said. |
| The former senior member of the Jem rebel group denies any involvement. | The former senior member of the Jem rebel group denies any involvement. |
| "I will go, no problem. I know I was not involved," Mr Abu Garda, who now heads the United Resistance Movement (URF) rebel group, was quoted as saying by Reuters. | "I will go, no problem. I know I was not involved," Mr Abu Garda, who now heads the United Resistance Movement (URF) rebel group, was quoted as saying by Reuters. |
| The United Nations estimates that 300,000 people have died in a six-year conflict in Sudan's Darfur region and millions more have been displaced. | The United Nations estimates that 300,000 people have died in a six-year conflict in Sudan's Darfur region and millions more have been displaced. |
| No arrest warrant | No arrest warrant |
| Mr Abu Garda was due to appear for an initial hearing on Monday afternoon, the ICC said in a statement. | Mr Abu Garda was due to appear for an initial hearing on Monday afternoon, the ICC said in a statement. |
| It said he was charged with three war crimes allegedly committed during the attack at the Haskanita AU camp in September 2007. | It said he was charged with three war crimes allegedly committed during the attack at the Haskanita AU camp in September 2007. |
| No arrest warrant was issued as Mr Abu Garda had shown a willingness to appear before the ICC, prosecutors said. | No arrest warrant was issued as Mr Abu Garda had shown a willingness to appear before the ICC, prosecutors said. |
| Jem (Justice and Equality Movement) said that they had helped collect the evidence against Mr Abu Garda. | Jem (Justice and Equality Movement) said that they had helped collect the evidence against Mr Abu Garda. |
| In March, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir was indicted on war crime charges, which were the first issued by the ICC against a sitting president. | In March, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir was indicted on war crime charges, which were the first issued by the ICC against a sitting president. |
| In a BBC interview earlier this month, President Bashir dismissed the charges as propaganda. | In a BBC interview earlier this month, President Bashir dismissed the charges as propaganda. |
| The Aegis Trust, a genocide campaign group, said Mr Abu Garda's arrival at The Hague increased the pressure on others, particularly the Sudanese government, to follow suit. |