#1
Reporting
U.S. Department of Justice — superseding indictment of Raúl Castro and five codefendants (unsealed May 20, 2026)
for the February 24, 1996 shoot-down of two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft: conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, destruction of aircraft (two counts), and murder (four counts). An indictment is an allegation; Cuba does not extradite to the United States. NPR: CBS News:
#2
Background
International Civil Aviation Organization — investigation of the 24 February 1996 shoot-down of two U.S.-registered civil aircraft by Cuban military aircraft (1996)
, which found the planes were over international waters. (Historical record underlying the indictment.) Background:
#3
Primary record
Executive Order 14203, "Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court" (signed February 6, 2025; published in the Federal Register February 12, 2025).
Authorized visa bans and asset blocking against those who assist ICC investigations of the U.S. or its allies. Federal Register:
#4
Primary record
International Criminal Court — arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova (March 17, 2023)
over the unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children (Situation in Ukraine).
#5
Primary record
International Criminal Court — arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant (November 21, 2024)
for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza (Situation in the State of Palestine).
#6
Background
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court — status of ratifications (UN Treaty depositary).
The United States and Israel signed but did not ratify; the State of Palestine acceded in 2015. Status:
#7
Scholarly / institutional
Amnesty International — "USA/Iran: Those responsible for deadly and unlawful US strike on school that killed over 100 children must be held accountable" (March 16, 2026).
Found a direct strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, reported 156 deaths including 120 children, and assessed the likely weapon as a U.S.-made Tomahawk.
#8
Scholarly / institutional
U.S. military preliminary review of the February 28, 2026 Minab strike
— reported as concluding American forces were likely responsible, possibly from outdated targeting data; no complete final report had been released as of July 18, 2026. Human Rights Watch (war-crime analysis): Legal targeting analysis (Just Security):
#9
Background
Related precedents cited in the chapter.
Manuel Noriega was removed from Panama (1990) and convicted in Miami; Nicolás Maduro was captured in Caracas (Operation Absolute Resolve, January 3, 2026) and taken to New York on narco-terrorism charges. Maduro capture: