Ratko Mladic, Convicted Bosnian Genocide Architect, Dies in U.N. Custody
Source Summary
Ratko Mladic, a former Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in a U.N.-designated safe area, died Thursday while in U.N. custody. The massacre in Srebrenica is considered Europe's worst atrocity since World War Two.
Why it matters
Mladic's death closes a major chapter in international criminal justice for the Bosnian War, one of Europe's deadliest post-Cold War conflicts.
