"On Thursday, the International Criminal Court ruled that former rebel Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi, the man convicted of ordering the attack on the ancient landmarks in Timbuktu, was required to pay 'individual, collective and symbolic' reparations of up to $3.2 million (2.7 million euros). Al-Mahdi was jailed last September for nine years by the Hague-based court after he pleaded guilty to 'intentionally' directing attacks on nine historic Timbuktu mausoleums and its Sidi Yahia mosque." He is the first person to be convicted of cultural war crimes by the ICC.
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