Sarajevo, Oct 1, 2026 (AFP) - Bosnian Serb 'Iron Lady' war crimes convict Plavsic dies aged 96

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2026-10-01

Former Bosnian Serb president and war crimes convict Biljana Plavsic, known as the 'Iron Lady', has died in the Serbian capital on Thursday, aged 96, local media reported. Plavsic surrendered to a UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague in 2001 after learning that she was the subject of a secret indictment. In 2003, the court sentenced her to 11 years in prison after she admitted playing a leading role in a campaign of persecution against Croats a......

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