AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court has launched an investigation into suspected war crimes in Mali, its chief prosecutor said on Wednesday, as French forces launched a ground assault against Islamist rebels.
Islamists, some allied with al Qaeda, seized control of vast parts of northern Mali last year, raising concerns about human rights abuses and fears that the West African country could become a base for militant attacks in the region and beyond.
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