Butcher of Bosnia Ratko Mladic still hailed as a hero by some Serbs

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: August 30, 2026Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Butcher of Bosnia Ratko Mladic still hailed as a hero by some Serbs

Hundreds of Bosnian Serbs gathered to pay tribute to Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide and war crimes for his role in the Bosnian War and the Srebrenica genocide. Despite his conviction, he is celebrated by some as a hero on social media.

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