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  • He also cooperated with paramilitary forces that became notorious for their brutality, including the "Tigers" led by Zeljko Raznatovic, known as Arkan.

    Serbia arrests last Balkan war crimes fugitive 2011

  • The allegations seek to link him extensively to actions taken by local militia leaders such as Arkan's Tigers, headed by Zeljko Raznatovic, a former criminal known as Arkan.

    Serbia Arrests Last Fugitive Marc Champion 2011

  • As smoke poured out of the embassy, Zeljko Raznjatovic, the indicted war criminal known as Arkan, bounded in front of the TV cameras assembled at the embassy.

    What Do We Do Now? 2008

  • Dieters -- like Sen. Richard Lugar -- admit it's unlikely that rogue Serb elements, like the antic ethnic-cleanser known as Arkan, will turn over their tanks and artillery pieces.

    A Grip--But No Grins 2008

  • They include ultranationalists like Seselj, and newly indicted war criminal Zeljko Raznatovic, better known as Arkan, who last week appeared on American TV news shows to warn of Serb retaliation for NATO's airstrikes.

    Vengeance Of A Victim Race 2008

  • The notorious Serb paramilitary leader known as Arkan told the BBC that the three men were "being treated well."

    The Road To Capture 2008

  • Zeljko Raznatovic, for example, known as Arkan (everyone knew his Serb Volunteer Guard, by far the strongest and best armed of the paramilitaries, as Arkan's Tigers), was a famous criminal — a bank robber by profession who was thought to be wanted in several European countries, in several of which he had been imprisoned and escaped.

    America and the Bosnia Genocide Danner, Mark 1997

  • Hadzic worked with paramilitary forces that became notorious for their brutality, including the "Tigers," led by Zeljko Raznatovic, known as Arkan.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • The club was once a European contender when it was owned by her late husband, the gangster and warlord Željko Ražnatovic, aka Arkan.

    The Guardian World News Ian Traynor 2011

  • He also cooperated with paramilitary forces that became notorious for their brutality, including the "Tigers" led by Zeljko Raznatovic, known as Arkan.

    chron.com Chronicle 2011

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