Sudanese President Bashir, wanted by International Criminal Court for genocide, arrives in Morocco for a 'private visit'

"Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, wanted on genocide charges by the International Criminal Court, arrived in Morocco late Thursday for a 'private' visit.

Bashir arrived at Tangiers airport, accompanied by ministers and other senior Sudanese officials, according to the Le360 news site, considered close to circles in Morocco's royal court...

Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague for genocide and other crimes, charges he steadfastly denies.

He faces 10 charges, including three of genocide as well as war crimes and crimes against humanity and charges relating to the conflict in the western Darfur region.

Sudan's deadly conflict broke out in 2003 when ethnic minority groups took up arms against Bashir's Arab-dominated government, which launched a brutal counter-insurgency...

Later this month the Sudanese leader will travel to Moscow at President Vladimir Putin's request, according to Khartoum...

Morocco, which was not one of the 124 signatories of the Rome Statute which established the International Criminal Court, has hosted Bashir before..."