Bosnian genocide
The Bosnian genocide was the killing of thousands of ethnic Bosniaks in the year 1995 during the Bosnian War. The largest killing happened in the village of Srebrenica, in what is called the Srebrenica massacre. Over 8,000 were killed in Srebrenica. [5]
| Bosnian Genocide | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Ethnic cleansing in the Bosnian War | |
 Graveyard for the people killed | |
| Location | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Date | 11 July 1995 – 13 July 1995 |
| Target | Muslim men and Bosniaks |
Attack type | Mass murder, persecution, ethnic cleansing, deportation |
| Deaths | Genocide:[a]
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| Perpetrators | Army of Republika Srpska (VRS),[1] Scorpions paramilitary group[4] |
| Motive | Anti-Muslim sentiment, Greater Serbia, Serbianisation |
Bosnian War change
The Bosnian War (1992-1995) saw the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina fighting Croatia and Serbia (which was then named Yugoslavia). The United Nations wanted to protect Bosnia, so they created safe zones.[6]
Srebrenica massacre change
The Srebrenica massacre happened when the Serbian Army entered the Bosnian village and began raping women and forcing men into the forests. The men were then hunted down by Serbian soldiers.[7]
Serbian denial change
In Serbia, many have said that the genocide was not a genocide. But, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) says that the Bosnian Genocide occurred and was a genocide.[8][9]
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References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mojzes, Paul (2011). Balkan Genocides: Holocaust and Ethnic Cleansing in the Twentieth Century. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-4422-0663-2.
- ↑ Peterson, Roger D. (2011). Western Intervention in the Balkans: The Strategic Use of Emotion in Conflict. Cambridge University Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-139-50330-3.
- ↑ Toal, Gerard (2011). Bosnia Remade: Ethnic Cleansing and Its Reversal. Oxford University Press. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-19-973036-0.
- ↑ "Serbia: Mladic "Recruited" Infamous Scorpions". Institute for War and Peace Reporting. [1]
- ↑ "Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992–1995". United States Holocaust Museum. United States Holocaust Museum. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ↑ "Bosnian War". Brittanica. Encyclopaedia Brittanica. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ↑ Smith, R. "Srebrenica massacre". Brittanica. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ↑ Menachem Z. Rosensaft (22 November 2017). "Essay: Ratko Mladić's Genocide Conviction, and Why it Matters". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ↑ "Bosnia-Herzegovina social briefing: Bosnian genocide denial". China-CEE Institute. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.