The Tragedy of the Massacre of Thousands of Muslims in Srebrenica
On July 11, 1995, exactly 23 years ago, began the most sadistic massacre in post-World War II Europe, according to former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. He referred to the genocide of thousands of Bosnian Muslim citizens in Srebrenica City, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The collapse of the Yugoslav Federal Socialist Republic became the main cause. The declaration of independence of the Bosnian Republic and Hezergovina was not recognized by the Serbian army and the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). Both want to secure territory, but apparently also followed by cleansing of non-Serbs in the area they are trying to control. Srebenica is located at the eastern end of Bosnia and Hezergovina. The city became the next target after Serbian and JNA troops were satisfied ransacking Bratunac, an area also located on the border of the two countries. The majority of the population is Bosnian Muslims. Villages in the area were taken, houses burned, citizens beaten or killed. 1,156 Bratunac residents wer...