A UN appeals court in The Hague, Netherlands, today cut seven years from the 27-year sentence of a Bosnian Serb army officer convicted for his role in the massacre of more than 8,000 Muslims in the enclave of Srebrenica.

A Bosnian Serb colonel who pleaded guilty to crimes against humanity was sentenced to 17 years in prison today for helping carry out the infamous massacre of thousands of Muslims at Srebrenica, Bosnia.

Three Bosnian Serbs charged with genocide, were today accused of massacring thousands of Muslims “like animals” in the UN safe area of Srebrenica during the Bosnia war.