Tag Archives: Mostar Siege

106 Killed, 407 Wounded in Bosnia

By Aida Cerkez The Daily Gazette, Section D4 5 January 1994. SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — In the four days of the new year, war has claimed at least 26 lives in Sarajevo. Shells thundered down Tuesday on residential districts and … Continue reading

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US Planes Air Drop Supplies to Besieged Bosniaks in Mostar

US Planes Drop Military Rations on Besieged, Hungry City of Mostar The Milwaukee Journal, p.A4 25 August 1993. BERLIN, Germany — The US Air Force made its first airdrop of food to the besieged city of Mostar early Wednesday, expanding American … Continue reading

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The Siege of Mostar in 1993 during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mostar was surrounded by the Croat forces for nine months, and much of its historic city was severely damaged in shelling including the famous Stari Most bridge. Mostar was divided into a Western part, which was dominated by the Croat … Continue reading

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With Friends like Croats, Bosniaks Don't Need Enemies

“Let’s Kill All the Muslims” Newsweek 7 June 1993. On a recent night, soldiers from the Croatian Defense Council (HVO) forced Zurjeta Tarevljak, her three children and a dozen of their Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) neighbors from their apartments in Mostar, … Continue reading

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