Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities in Bosnia, has died at 84
Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb general convicted of war crimes and genocide during the 1990s Yugoslav wars, has died in a U.N. prison hospital at age 84. Mladic was serving a life sentence for his role in atrocities, including the siege of Sarajevo and the Srebrenica massacre.
Why it matters
Mladic's death marks the end of a significant chapter in international justice regarding the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s.
BELGRADE, Serbia — Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general who oversaw atrocities in Bosnia in the 1990s, has died in prison at age 84, the Serbian state RTS television and the official Bosnian Serb television reported.
The report provides factual coverage of a historical figure's death using standard journalistic reporting on war crimes.
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