Bosnian Serb convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic dies - Al Jazeera
Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide and war crimes, has died at age 84 in a UN prison hospital. Known as the 'butcher of Bosnia,' he was serving a life sentence for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
Why it matters
His death marks the end of a significant chapter in international criminal justice regarding the 1990s Balkan conflicts.
The ‘butcher of Bosnia’ died age 84 in a UN prison hospital in the Netherlands, the UN tribunal in The Hague confirmed.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic, a war criminal serving a life sentence for genocide, is pictured in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on April 13, 1993 [Chris Helgren/Reuters] By AFP , AP and Reuters Published On 27 Aug 2026 27 Aug 2026 Former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, who was serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the bloody 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has died.
Mladic, 84, the so-called “butcher of Bosnia”, died at a United Nations prison hospital in the Netherlands, the UN tribunal in The Hague confirmed on Thursday.
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