Serbian state media report death of Ratko Mladic, dubbed 'Butcher of Bosnia'
All outlets reported that Serbian state media announced the death of Ratko Mladic, emphasizing his nickname as the "Butcher of Bosnia" and his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. Most outlets led with the RTS report and provided brief background on Mladic’s alleged crimes. One Dawn excerpt added a slightly more detailed note on Mladic’s own beliefs about his role, quoting his reported insistence that he was chosen by “fate” to defend Serbs.
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'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladic dead: Serbian state media
Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military chief dubbed the "Butcher of Bosnia" for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, has died, Serbian state broadcaster RTS reported on Thursday.
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Ratko Mladic: Serb leader dubbed 'butcher of Bosnia'
Ratko Mladic, the so-called “butcher of Bosnia” who has reportedly died at the age of either 83 or 84, had insisted he was chosen by “fate” to defend the Serb people from a Western onslaught. But he spent his last years in jail for genocide after he was convicted in 2017 for war crimes in Bosnia that the tribunal said at the time were “amongst the most heinous known to humankind”. The most noto...
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‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic dead: Serbian state media
BELGRADE: Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military chief dubbed the “Butcher of Bosnia” for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, has died, Serbian state broadcaster RTS reported on Thursday.Mladic, who had suffered several strokes in recent months, was serving a life sentence in The Hague for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity after overseeing the Srebrenica slaughter,...
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