A man accused of ordering the destruction of <br />historic buildings in Timbuktu in Mali has appeared before the International Criminal Court in The Hague. <br /><br /> Alleged Islamic radical charged in destruction of Timbuktu mausoleums appears… http://t.co/YBvbx45GW1 via FoxNews pic.twitter.com/LKvLQC9gXC— Raphael Gluck ツ (einfal) September 30, 2015<br /><br /> The alleged al-Qaeda-linked Islamist, Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi was handed over to authorities by Niger over the weekend.<br /><br /> Nicknamed the “City of 333 Saints,” Timbuktu was overrun by Islamists in spring 2012.<br /><br /> By July militants had destroyed a number of the city’s fabled mausoleums dating from the 15th and 16th centuries when Timbuktu was famed for its economic, intellectual and spiritual activity.<br /><br /> ICC to try Islamist leader for destruction of Timbuktu tombs http://t.co/TAUIAcb75C pic.twitter.com/GNEaRDljVw— Y u no breaking news (@discoveringabot) September 26, 2015<br /><br /> Faqi is alleged to have jointly ordered or carried out the destruction of nine m
