Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Mladic loses command

Friday 04 August 1995 23:02 BST
Comments

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Belgrade (Reuter) - The Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic, took over personal command of his army last night and replaced his military commander, General Ratko Mladic, in a reshuffle of top army staff.

In a move presented as improving links between the Bosnian Serbs and their fellow Serbs in Croatia, General Mladic was appointed as a "co- ordinator" between the armies of the two self-styled "republics".

But Mr Karadzic's statement on Bosnian Serb television, in which he said "demands for energetic command ... are now unavoidable", appeared to hint at criticism of General Mladic for recent battlefield setbacks.

Mr Karadzic said the need for joint defence between Bosnian and Croatian Serbs had prompted the reshuffle of the army's chain of command.

Mr Karadzic, General Mladic and Milan Martic, head of the rebel Serbs in Croatia, were all indicted last week for war crimes by the UN tribunal in The Hague, which yesterday stepped up pressure on them by calling for information on their location in preparation for their arrest.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in