Tag Archives: President Alija Izetbegovic

Photo: Izetbegovic in his Office During the Sarajevo Siege

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Serbs Use ‘Ceasefire’ as Delay Tactic to Starve Bosniak Population

Bosnian Foreign Minister Haris Silajdzic quickly dismissed the ceasefire announcement, calling it a delaying tactic while the two-month siege by Serb irregulars starved some 300,000 remaining Sarajevo residents into submission. Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic appealed to the world community to protect … Continue reading

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Croatian Serbs Never Demilitarized, They Violated UN Agreements

Croatia Wants U.N. Forces to Get Out Eugene Register-Guard, p.8A 13 January 1995. ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia on Thursday asked U.N. peacekeepers to leave, raising the specter of renewed fighting with Serb rebels who control one-third of the former Yugoslav … Continue reading

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Western Leaders are Showing a Failure of Will on Bosnia

By Jeane Kirkpatrick The Post and Courier, p.11A 12 April 1993. “We were abandoned by the international community,” Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic observed in a televised address on the one-year anniversary of the Bosnian war. Few observers of the Balkan … Continue reading

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Peace Talks Collapse as Croats and Serbs Steal More Land from Bosniaks

“The Croats and Serbs were unwilling to offer most basic compromises. The minimum of minimums which we put before the conference would have allowed an economically and politically viable state.” – Alija Izetbegovic Bosnian Peace Talks Collapse

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President Alija Izetbegovic, "Sarajevo Shall Survive"

“One victims remained alive for several minutes after both legs were cut off by a falling wall. His screams faded into deathly quiet, perspiration covering his face and he was dead by the time he was taken to hospital…” 46 … Continue reading

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