U.S. Offers $5 Million Reward for Arrest of Sudanese War Crimes Suspect

Ahmed Harun, former aide to deposed dictator Omar al-Bashir, is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Darfur.

The U.S. has offered a reward of up to $5 million for the arrest of Ahmed Harun, a former Sudanese official wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Darfur.
Harun, a former top aide to deposed dictator Omar al-Bashir, is accused of helping form the Janjaweed militia, which carried out a scorched-earth campaign in Darfur in the 2000s.
The Janjaweed has evolved into the Rapid Support Forces, which is accused of ethnic-based attacks against the non-Arab population in western Sudan.
The war in Sudan has killed at least 13,000 people and displaced more than seven million, according to conservative estimates.
The International Criminal Court has sought Harun since 2007 over 20 counts of crimes against humanity and 22 counts of war crimes.