Tag Archives: Fall of Zepa

Galbraith: Srebrenica was Prelude to Operation Storm

Peter Galbraith, first US ambassador to Croatia (1993-96) Interviewed by BH Dani (Sarajevo), 3 August 2001. Translated by The Bosnian Institute, UK.  In a letter sent by Peter Galbraith to the State Department on 25 July 1995, two weeks after the fall … Continue reading

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Serb Chief Threatens to Down US Planes

Daily News, p.5A 19 July 1995. SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — With the West considering using air power to defend two embattled Bosniak “safe areas,” the Bosnian Serb leader warned today that any foreign planes that try to aid the government-held … Continue reading

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US Bill to Lift Bosnia’s Arms Embargo Represents Cry of Outrage

Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic told U.N. officials this week that he had the Bosnian army commander at Zepa, Avdo Palic, executed after the Serbs overran the supposed “safe area.” The Nazis did not do that to captured Soviet generals in World … Continue reading

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Memories Haunt Bosnian Genocide Death March Survivors

Lawrence Journal-World, P.9A 19 July 1995. Survivors who fled the Bosnian Serb army that bore down on Srebrenica have horror stories to tell and memories that won’t fade soon. TUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bahrem Ektic, 16 and frail, saw dozens of … Continue reading

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