[JURIST] International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo [official profile] on Thursday urged international cooperation in executing arrest warrants for suspects accused in the Darfur conflict [ICC materials]. Presenting his report [text, PDF] to the UN Security Council [official website], Ocampo emphasized that all states parties to the Rome Statute have an obligation to cooperate with the ICC. Following his report, Ocampo spoke to reporters and indicated that individuals sought by the court, including Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [ICC materials; JURIST news archive], continue to commit war crimes in the region. Also Thursday, Ocampo said that the death of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi [JURIST report] may be a war crime.

The ICC currently has four cases in Darfur, Sudan. Al-Bashir faces seven counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity as well as three charges of genocide [JURIST reports] and remains at large. The ICC has issued arrest warrants for Ahmad Muhammad Harun Ahmad Harun and Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman Ali Kushayb, who also remain at large. Bahar Idriss Abu Garda appeared voluntarily before the ICC in 2009, and the ICC declined to confirm charges [JURIST report]. He is not currently in custody. Finally, a trial is currently pending [JURIST report] for Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain and Saleh Mohammed Jerbo Jamus