Judges confirmed the war crime charge concerning intentional attacks on historic and religious buildings in Timbuktu and committed al-Mahdi to trial. The case recognized destruction of cultural heritage as a war crime, while raising the question of how cultural loss is connected to harms experienced by the people whose living heritage was attacked.
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What was central to the Al-Mahdi case?
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The case concerned attacks on Timbuktu’s historic and religious monuments.