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The monstrous crimes of Ratko Mladic, the 'Butcher of Bosnia'

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The New York TimesAug 27, 12:44 PMFirst report

Ratko Mladic, Murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Dies at 83

A general during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, he was convicted in the killing of some 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica, Europe’s deadliest massacre since World War II.

Al JazeeraAug 27, 1:02 PM

Bosnian Serb convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic dies

Reports say 'butcher of Bosnia' died in a UN prison hospital in The Hague, Netherlands.

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The monstrous crimes of Ratko Mladic, the 'Butcher of Bosnia'

Aug 30, 8:12 PM7 sources15 articlesMultiple anglesSettling in

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BBC News2 reports

NPR1 report

The Guardian2 reports

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10 articles

The New York TimesAug 27, 12:44 PMFirst report

Ratko Mladic, Murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Dies at 83

A general during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, he was convicted in the killing of some 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica, Europe’s deadliest massacre since World War II.

Al JazeeraAug 27, 1:02 PM

Bosnian Serb convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic dies

Reports say 'butcher of Bosnia' died in a UN prison hospital in The Hague, Netherlands.

The Washington PostAug 27, 1:13 PM

Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb commander found guilty of genocide, dies at 84

He was serving a life sentence for his role in the Bosnian War, when he led forces that pounded Sarajevo and carried out the Srebrenica massacre.

NPRAug 27, 1:32 PM

Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities in Bosnia, has died at 84

The ruthless former communist officer-turned-nationalist warlord was one of the most notorious figures of a war that left more than 100,000 people dead. He commanded his troops to "scorch the brains" of the Bosnian Muslims.

BBC NewsAug 27, 1:46 PM

Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić dies aged 84

He was jailed for life in 2017 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the wars in the ex-Yugoslavia in 1992-95.

BBC NewsAug 27, 1:48 PM

The monstrous crimes of Ratko Mladic, the 'Butcher of Bosnia'

The Bosnian Serb commander led a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the Bosnian conflict.

The GuardianAug 27, 2:21 PM

Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 84

Bosnian Serb commander responsible for Srebrenica massacre dies in prison while serving life sentence for genocide Ratko Mladić, the infamous Serbian general who was serving a life sentence for genocide committed during the Bosnian war, has died in prison in the Hague, a UN official and his lawyer confirmed. Mladić, 84, had been one of the main architects of the policy of ethnic cleansing during the Bosnian war. He was convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 killing of at least 8,000 M...

Al JazeeraAug 27, 3:47 PM

Ratko Mladic, ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 84

Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general known as the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, has died.

Al JazeeraAug 27, 4:56 PM

Obituary: Ratko Mladic, war criminal convicted of Srebrenica genocide, dies

Ratko Mladic a Bosnian Serb war criminal, has died in prison aged 84.

The GuardianAug 29, 4:00 AMLatest update

‘The butcher may be gone, but to many he is a hero’: victims condemn glorification of Mladić

Architect of Srebrenica genocide is dead but those scarred by his atrocities say his ideology is still shockingly pervasive To most of the world, he was and will always be the “Butcher of Bosnia”, a grim epithet but one that still fails to fully convey the evil and horror inflicted on its people by Gen Ratko Mladić, who died in prison on Thursday . As commander of the Bosnian Serb forces, Mladić was responsible for the killing of an estimated 100,000 men, women and children during the savage br...

The Washington PostAug 27, 1:13 PM

Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb commander found guilty of genocide, dies at 84

He was serving a life sentence for his role in the Bosnian War, when he led forces that pounded Sarajevo and carried out the Srebrenica massacre.

NPRAug 27, 1:32 PM

Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities in Bosnia, has died at 84

The ruthless former communist officer-turned-nationalist warlord was one of the most notorious figures of a war that left more than 100,000 people dead. He commanded his troops to "scorch the brains" of the Bosnian Muslims.

BBC NewsAug 27, 1:46 PM

Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić dies aged 84

He was jailed for life in 2017 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the wars in the ex-Yugoslavia in 1992-95.

BBC NewsAug 27, 1:48 PM

The monstrous crimes of Ratko Mladic, the 'Butcher of Bosnia'

The Bosnian Serb commander led a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the Bosnian conflict.

The GuardianAug 27, 2:21 PM

Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 84

Bosnian Serb commander responsible for Srebrenica massacre dies in prison while serving life sentence for genocide Ratko Mladić, the infamous Serbian general who was serving a life sentence for genocide committed during the Bosnian war, has died in prison in the Hague, a UN official and his lawyer confirmed. Mladić, 84, had been one of the main architects of the policy of ethnic cleansing during the Bosnian war. He was convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 killing of at least 8,000 M...

Al JazeeraAug 27, 3:47 PM

Ratko Mladic, ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 84

Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general known as the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, has died.

Al JazeeraAug 27, 4:56 PM

Obituary: Ratko Mladic, war criminal convicted of Srebrenica genocide, dies

Ratko Mladic a Bosnian Serb war criminal, has died in prison aged 84.

The GuardianAug 29, 4:00 AMLatest update

‘The butcher may be gone, but to many he is a hero’: victims condemn glorification of Mladić

Architect of Srebrenica genocide is dead but those scarred by his atrocities say his ideology is still shockingly pervasive To most of the world, he was and will always be the “Butcher of Bosnia”, a grim epithet but one that still fails to fully convey the evil and horror inflicted on its people by Gen Ratko Mladić, who died in prison on Thursday . As commander of the Bosnian Serb forces, Mladić was responsible for the killing of an estimated 100,000 men, women and children during the savage br...