Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities in Bosnia, dies in prison at 84
Summary
Ratko Mladic, a Bosnian Serb general who led forces responsible for war crimes during the 1990s Bosnia conflict, died in a UN prison hospital at age 84. He was serving a life sentence for genocide and other crimes after being convicted by a UN war crimes tribunal.Key Facts
- Ratko Mladic was a Bosnian Serb general during the war in Bosnia in the 1990s.
- He was responsible for atrocities, including the 1995 Srebrenica massacre where over 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed.
- Mladic was sentenced to life in prison by a UN tribunal in 2017 for genocide and other war crimes.
- He had been in custody since 2011 after years on the run.
- Mladic commanded forces that besieged Sarajevo and created concentration camps for non-Serb civilians and enemy soldiers.
- His troops used snipers to kill civilians in Sarajevo and carried out ethnic cleansing.
- Mladic died in a UN prison hospital in The Hague, Netherlands.
- His death was confirmed by Serbian state TV and a family member but awaiting official confirmation from UN court officials.
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