The UN tribunal in The Hague has jailed a former Bosnian Serb general for 33 years for attacks on civilians during the siege of Sarajevo, BBC reported.

Dragomir Milosevic was found guilty of directing sniper and shell attacks from positions overlooking the city.

Prosecutors had demanded a life sentence for the 65-year-old, who had commanded the Sarajevo Romanija Corps (SRK) unit of the Bosnian Serb army.

Thousands of Sarajevo's civilians died in the siege between 1992 and 1995.

The city became synonymous with the conflict as television images were relayed around the world of a population facing food shortages and near-daily artillery attacks.

Milosevic was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including responsibility for terror, murder and indiscriminate attacks on civilians.

Milosevic pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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