‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic dead: Serbian state media

Ratko Mladic, a former Bosnian Serb military commander known as the 'Butcher of Bosnia', has died. He was serving a life sentence in The Hague for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, which resulted in the deaths of over 8,000 Bosniak men and boys. Mladic's death comes after several strokes in recent months, and it brings closure to a case that has been a painful reminder of the atrocities committed during the Bosnian War. The outcome of his trial and subsequent sentencing was a significant step towards accountability for…

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