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Serbian Man Deported From US Over Alleged Role in Bosnia Civil War

© AFP 2023 / PAUL J. RICHARDSAn international air traveler (r) clears US Customs and Border Protection declarations to enter the United States in the US Customs and Immigration area at Dulles International Airport(IAD) , December 21, 2011 in Sterling, Virgina, near Washington, DC
An international air traveler (r) clears US Customs and Border Protection declarations to enter the United States in the US Customs and Immigration area at Dulles International Airport(IAD) , December 21, 2011 in Sterling, Virgina, near Washington, DC - Sputnik International
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A Serbian national was deported from the United States over his alleged assistance in the killing of civilians that occurred in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica in 1995 during the civil war in the Balkan country.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — US immigration enforcement deported on Monday a Serbian national wanted for allegedly committing crimes during the 1992-95 civil war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a press release on Tuesday.

"A Serbian national wanted for crimes he allegedly committed during his military service during the Bosnian Civil War was removed Monday by officers [ICE] Enforcement and Removal Operations in Miami," the release stated.

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Srdjan Bilic, 44, served with a unit in the Army of Republika Srpska that was mixed in assisting in the killing of civilians occurred in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica, the release stated.

Bilic was deported from the US state of Florida on Monday and arrived in Serbia on Tuesday, where he was transferred to Serbian law enforcement, the release noted.

About 8,000 men and boys were executed and 30,000 women and children expelled from the area during the civil war, the release added.

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