Sierra Leone: War crimes court jails militia chiefs

Sierra Leone's special war crimes court on Thursday sentenced three leaders of a militia to long jail terms for war crimes that included killing, raping and mutilating civilians. Alex Tamba Brima and Santigie Borbor Kanu were jailed for 50 years each and Brima Bazzy Kamara for 45 years. All three had been convicted last month by the United Nations-backed court of crimes against humanity committed during the West African country's 1991-2002 civil war.