Former Congolese general Bosco Ntaganda appears Monday at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where he is charged with murder, rape and the use of child soldiers during 15 years as a rebel fighter in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Rwandan-born Ntaganda faces seven counts of war crimes and three counts of crimes against humanity, which cover alleged atrocities in the northeastern Ituri region in 2002 and 2003. Most recently, he was considered a key leader of the rebel M23 group, which launched a major offensive against the Congolese government last year.
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