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Ratko Mladić, Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide, dies at 84
The former Bosnian Serb military leader, jailed for life for genocide and war crimes committed during the 1992-95 conflict in the former Yugoslavia, died while serving his sentence.
Ratko Mladić, the former Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide and war crimes during the 1992-95 conflict in the former Yugoslavia, has died at the age of 84 while serving a life sentence in prison in The Hague.
Mladić was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017 for his role in atrocities committed during the bloody Bosnian War. His conviction covered genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, marking him as one of the most notorious figures of a conflict that claimed over 100,000 lives.
Known widely as the 'Butcher of Bosnia', Mladić was a key architect of the policy of ethnic cleansing during the war. He was found responsible for orchestrating the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, where at least 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed in a UN-designated 'safe area'. This event remains the worst massacre in Europe since the Second World War.
During the early months of the Bosnian War, BBC special correspondent Allan Little met the then-commander. Mladić reportedly commanded his troops to "scorch the brains" of Bosnian Muslims and boasted of being a "Serbian God." His actions and leadership contributed significantly to the widespread suffering and devastation across Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Reporting by the The Indian Morning Post Editorial Desk.
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