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.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: France 24 · Aug 27, 2026 at 8:54 AM ET
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BBC NewsTier A
Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić dies aged 84(opens original report in a new tab)NPRTier A
Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities in Bosnia, has died at 84(opens original report in a new tab)Ratko Mladic was one of the most notorious figures of a war that killed over 100,000 people in the 1990s. He commanded his troops to "scorch the brains" of the Bosnian Muslims and boasted of being a "Serbian God." — NPR
CBS NewsTier B
Ratko Mladic, so-called "Butcher of Bosnia," dies in prison at 84(opens original report in a new tab)The Bosnian Serb general oversaw atrocities in Bosnia in the 1990s. He was sentenced to life in prison in 2017. — CBS News
ABC NewsTier B
Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities in Bosnia, dies in prison at 84(opens original report in a new tab)Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general responsible for atrocities during the 1990s Bosnian war, has died in a U.N. prison hospital at age 84 — ABC News
Al JazeeraTier B
Bosnian Serb convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic dies(opens original report in a new tab)Reports say 'butcher of Bosnia' died age 84 in a UN prison hospital in The Hague, Netherlands. — Al Jazeera
France 24Tier B
🔴 Former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic convicted of genocide dies, state media says(opens original report in a new tab)
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