Former Ugandan rebel commander convicted of war crimes

Dominic Ongwen was a senior commander in a brutal Ugandan rebel group (Michael Kooren via AP)

The International Criminal Court has convicted a former commander in the Ugandan rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) of dozens of war crimes and crimes against humanity ranging from multiple murders to forced marriages.

Dominic Ongwen was abducted by the shadowy militia as a nine-year-old boy and transformed into a child soldier and later promoted to a senior leadership rank.