and the Valley Ruins. This iconic archaeological site holds immense historical and cultural significance for the Zimbabwean people. You most certainly would have heard the legendary name Timbuktu.

ISIS razed the city’s ruins last year. Composite image ... to Al Qaeda ravaged this exemplary earthen tomb, one of 16 in Timbuktu. Joe Penney / Reuters / Corbis Apamea, Syria | Looted: 2011 ...

Timbuktu Travel has reported a 10% increase ... Camp offers a rare opportunity to explore the ancient Bumbusi Ruins, believed to date back to the ninth century. Guided tours enable visitors ...

ICC sentences Timbuktu war criminal to 10 years ICC judges had convicted Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, 47, in June for crimes including torture when he was a member of the feared ...

He was a member of the feared Ansar Dine Islamic militant group that seized control of Timbuktu for almost a year from early 2012. During that time, women were arrested then raped in detention ...

The Roman ruins of Leptis Magna ... Gio53/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0 Timbuktu is one of Africa’s most historically significant cities, home to the Koranic Sankore University and other ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted the former head of the Islamic police in Mali's historic city of Timbuktu for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Prosecutors say al-Hassan ...

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted an al Qaeda-linked extremist leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali, notably for abusing prisoners as the de facto chief ...

Prosecutors say Al Hassan personally oversaw amputations and floggings as police chief when Islamic militants seized control of Timbuktu for almost a year from early 2012. During the trial ...

His lawyers have argued he was trying to maintain order in a chaotic situation after the rebel takeover of Timbuktu. Clad in a traditional West African yellow robe and white head dress ...

Prosecutors say al-Hassan ag Abdoul Aziz ag Mohamed ag Mahmoud led a "reign of terror" in Timbuktu after it was overrun in 2012 by the al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine group. Hassan, who remained ...

Timbuktu, the city of 333 saints has been under jihadist blockade for a month, as residents struggle to live, and eat. Facing dire circumstances, its residents find themselves trapped in the war ...