Ratko Mladić, the former Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, has died in prison in The Hague while serving a life sentence, a UN official and his lawyer confirmed. Reports differ on whether he was 83 or 84.
Sky News – World 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.
Ratko Mladić, the former Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide for the Srebrenica massacre, died in prison in The Hague while serving a life sentence, and his funeral has since taken place in Belgrade, where thousands gathered and government ministers attended despite official insistence it was a private affair.
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Ratko Mladić's funeral has been held in Belgrade, drawing thousands of mourners and government ministers.
NPR – World 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.
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…
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NYTimes – World 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.
NYTimes – World Hashim Thaçi, Kosovo's former president and prime minister, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of war crimes including murder, torture, cruel treatment and arbitrary detention by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague. Tens of thousands had gathered in Prishtina expecting his acquittal and watched the verdict via livestream.
NYTimes – World Saudi Arabia accused Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels of attempting to attack Mecca with a drone, calling the holy site a "red line" and vowing deterrent measures. The Saudi-led coalition said it shot down the drone south of Mecca. The Houthis denied targeting the city and claimed they shot down a Saudi fighter jet. Regional countries condemned the alleged incident, but no military support was reported.
NYTimes – World The United States has announced visa restrictions on some South Africans, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying South Africa has not addressed US concerns over alleged racial discrimination against white people and minority groups. The move follows claims by Donald Trump’s administration of anti-white discrimination, which South Africa’s president has called racist.
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