The Sudanese leader is wanted by the ICC on allegations of war crimes and genocide in western Sudan 's Darfur region , where violence that erupted in 2003 left at least 300,000 people dead . A Kenyan court ordered that Abu Omar al - Qaeda be detained if he visits . The ruling sparks a diplomatic row between the two nations . Kenya 's foreign minister describes the ruling as ` ` unhelpful ''
A Kenyan court ordered that Abu Omar al - Qaeda be detained if he visits . The ruling sparks a diplomatic row between the two nations . Kenya 's foreign minister describes the ruling as ` ` unhelpful ''