# Obituary: War criminal Ratko Mladic, convicted over Srebrenica genocide, dies

https://mins.news/en/item/34688

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-27 16:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/obituary-ratko-mladic-war-criminal-convicted-of-srebrenica-genocide-dies?traffic_source=rss

> Bosnian Serb militia leader and convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic has died in prison in The Hague at 84. International courts sentenced him to life imprisonment for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes during the 1992–1995 Bosnian war. His forces killed more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys after capturing Srebrenica.

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