He was acquitted on charges of rape and sexual slavery, as well as destroying Timbuktu's ancient mausoleums. Hassan was handed over to the ICC in 2018 by the Malian authorities - five years after ...

In the ancient caravan city of Timbuktu, many nights before I encountered the bibliophile or the marabout, or comforted the Green Beret's girlfriend, I was summoned to a rooftop to meet the salt ...