Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud greets his defense team, with main defense counsel Melinda Taylor, right, in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, where judges deliver their verdict in the trial of the suspect accused of playing a key role in a reign of terror unleashed by al-Qaida-linked insurgents on the historic desert city of Timbuktu in northern Mali in 2012. Al Hassan could face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment if convicted on charges including involvement in crimes including rape, torture, persecution, enforced marriages and sexual slavery. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)