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Mile Mrkšić, Serb general (born 1947)

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Mile Mrkšić

Croatian Serb war criminal (1947–2015)

Mile Mrkšić was a colonel of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) in charge of the unit involved in the Battle of Vukovar during the Croatian War of Independence in 1991. He was convicted for not preventing the mass killing of 264 Croats that followed the fall of Vukovar, and…
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August 16

Day of the year

August 16 is the 228th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 137 days remain until the end of the year.
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