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Ratko Mladic, former general convicted of Bosnia genocide, dies
Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in a U.N.-designated “safe area” of Bosnia, Europe’s worst atrocity since World War Two, has died, a U.N. official said on Thursday. The slaughter in Srebrenica was the grisly culmination of a war that had lasted over three years, in […]
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- Why it matters
- Mladic was the commanding general of Bosnian Serb forces during Europe's worst post-war atrocity. His death closes a decades-long chapter in international justice for the killing of 8,000 Muslims.
- Most affected
- Survivors and families of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre — A convicted perpetrator of their loss has died before serving full sentence.
- Likely next
- Whether any further details emerge about his death or whether his case generates renewed discussion of his life sentence.
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