Key facts
- Ratko Mladic, a Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide, has died.
- He was serving a life sentence at the United Nations detention centre in The Hague.
- The conviction was for crimes committed during the 1992-95 Bosnian War.
- Belgrade's Informer TV reported his death on Thursday.
Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide and war crimes during the 1992-95 Bosnian War, has died. He was serving a life sentence at the United Nations detention centre in The Hague, according to Belgrade's Informer TV. Mladic, 84, was jailed in 2017 by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for his role in the bloody conflict. His conviction included charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, and violations of the laws or customs of war. He was found responsible for the Srebrenica massacre and the siege of Sarajevo. Mladic had been on the run for 16 years after disappearing in 1995, and was arrested in Serbia in 2011. His lawyers had recently sought his release on medical grounds, citing his serious condition and high risk of imminent death, with the Serbian Justice Minister prepared to offer guarantees.