The International Criminal Court has sentenced Islamic militant Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi to nine years of imprisonment for destroying ancient shrines in Timbuktu, Mali.

Al-Mahdi, who was the leader of the National Ummah Party, died Thursday at age 84. Sudan has recorded more than 16,000 coronavirus cases, including 1,215 deaths.

Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi (L) enters the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in the Hague, the Netherlands, September 30, 2015. He has become the first man to plead guilty at the court.

Al Mahdi, a former civil servant, was the first Islamic extremist to be tried for deliberately destroying religious monuments since the court opened in 2002. Related articles.

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