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| Muslim Commander Dies |
| 2003-03-10 |
| Gen. Mehmed Alagic, a high-ranking Bosnian Muslim commander who was indicted by a United Nations tribunal for war crimes, died Friday of an apparent heart attack. He was 56. Alagic had been awaiting trial at his home, in Sanski Most, about 110 miles northwest of the capital, Sarajevo. Alagic was one of three Bosnian Muslim wartime commanders arrested in August 2001 for alleged crimes committed during the country's 1992-1995 war. The U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague charged the three commanders with executing Serb and Croat civilians and prisoners, using hostages as human shields and pillaging towns. All three were released pending trial. Sounds pretty standard for jihadis... Alagic served as mayor of Sanski Most from 1996-1999. He won wide support from the town's residents, and thousands turned out in 2001 to protest his arrest. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |