Bosnian genocide
| 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]
|
| Perpetrators | Army of Republika Srpska (VRS),[1] Scorpions paramilitary group[4] |
| Motive | Anti-Muslim sentiment, Greater Serbia, Serbianisation |
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 War
[change | change source]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 | change source]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 | change source]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]
Notes
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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.
- ↑
- "The Bosnian genocide and the Srebrenica massacre". Bosnian Studies: Journal for research of Bosnian thought and culture. 5 (1): 40–52. 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- Smith, R. "Srebrenica massacre". Brittanica. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- Simic, Olivera (February 1, 2024). ""Celebrating" Srebrenica Genocide: Impunity and Indoctrination as Contributing Factors to the Glorification of Mass Atrocities". Journal of Genocide Research. doi:10.1080/14623528.2024.2308326. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- "UN establishes Srebrenica genocide memorial day". DW News. May 23, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- "Srebrenica massacre: 'What happened should be known'". BBC News. July 10, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ↑
- 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.
- Subotić, Jelena (September 19, 2021). "Holocaust and the Meaning of the Srebrenica Genocide: A Reflection on a Controversy". Journal of Genocide Research. 24 (1): 71–82. doi:10.1080/14623528.2021.1979294. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- Suljagić, Emir (2022). "Denial of genocide and other war crimes committed in Bosnia as a form of collective memory". Bosnian Studies: Journal for research of Bosnian thought (1): 4–23. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- Dumančić, Marko (August 31, 2024). ""Many Who Came Here Suffered, But I Did Too": Examining Defense Narratives and Inter-Perpetrator Dynamics of Genocide Perpetrators in Northwest Bosnia". Journal of History. 59 (2). doi:10.3138/jh-2023-0056. Retrieved November 5, 2024.