A U.N. tribunal Nov. 22 convicted former Serb warlord Ratko Mladic of genocide and crimes against humanity for orchestrating massacres and ethnic cleansing during Bosnia's war and sentenced him to life in prison. (Reuters)A U.N. tribunal Nov. 22 convicted former Serb warlord Ratko Mladic of genocide and crimes against humanity for orchestrating massacres and ethnic cleansing during Bosnia's war and sentenced him to life in prison. Of the 161 people indicted by the tribunal on war crimes charges, none remain at large today. In addition to genocide, Mladic was convicted on numerous other counts, including, murder, deliberately causing terror, and taking U.N. personnel hostage. Serb forces initially sought to defend Bosnian Serb territory, but soon spread violence across the country.

Source: Washington Post November 22, 2017 09:00 UTC