The Butcher of Bosnia Dies at 83 | Little Rock News

The Butcher of Bosnia, Ratko Mladic, dead at 83 — the convicted war criminal behind the Srebrenica massacre that killed 8,000 Muslim men and boys in 1995, Europe’s deadliest atrocity since WWII. On the run for 16 years, he was captured in Serbia in 2011, later sentenced to life for genocide and war crimes — a verdict hailed as one of humanity’s most heinous. His rise as Bosnian Serb commander fueled the Balkan wars, which claimed 100,000 lives and displaced millions. Haunted by his daughter’s suicide in 1994, he appealed his conviction — but it stood. His death marks the end of an era defined by ethnic slaughter, while NATO intervention and the Dayton Accords finally brought peace — leaving behind a chilling legacy of war’s cost. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/b3ef5eacf5b422be