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Serbia war crimes court sentences ex-paramilitary officer over Kosovo war killings
September 23, 2010 by Jay Carmella
The War Crimes Department of the Higher Court in Belgrade on Wednesday sentenced former paramilitary officer Zeljko Djukic to 20 years in prison for his involvement in the deaths of 14 civilians in March 1999 during the 1998-1999 Kosovo war. Djukic, a member of the Serbian paramilitary group.... [more]

Croatian arrests, Serb verdict put Scorpions under pressure
June 17, 2005 by Kate Heneroty
Croatia on Friday arrested 10 people suspected of committing war crimes against Bosnian Muslims in the 1990s. The arrests were made in eastern Croatia, an area with a large ethnic Serb population and where several former members of the Serb paramilitary group Scorpions live; they follow Monday....... [more]