Sudanese rebel charged with war crimes in Darfur by the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been killed, his defence team has said.
Saleh Mohammed Jerbo Jamus died on Friday afternoon during fighting in North Darfur, the statement said.
He was due to go on trial in May 2014 over a deadly attack on African peacekeepers in Darfur in 2007.
The BBC's Anna Holligan in The Hague says the court must get proof of his death before the case is dropped.
Other suspects at large
Mr Jerbo and fellow Darfur rebel leader Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain face three war crimes charges relating to the killing of 12 African Union peacekeepers in an attack on the AU's Haskanita camp in September 2007.
Sudanese rebel charged with war crimes in Darfur by the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been killed, his defence team has said.
Saleh Mohammed Jerbo Jamus died on Friday afternoon during fighting in North Darfur, the statement said.
He was due to go on trial in May 2014 over a deadly attack on African peacekeepers in Darfur in 2007.
The BBC's Anna Holligan in The Hague says the court must get proof of his death before the case is dropped.
Other suspects at large
Mr Jerbo and fellow Darfur rebel leader Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain face three war crimes charges relating to the killing of 12 African Union peacekeepers in an attack on the AU's Haskanita camp in September 2007.
-BBC
