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Montenegrin Serb Warlord Jailed 45 Years for Reign of Terror During Sarajevo Siege

Veselin “Batko” Vlahovic has been jailed for 45 years for inflicting a reign of terror on Sarajevo civilians while fighting for Serbs. Vlahovic was the commander of a paramilitary unit that went from house to house looking for Muslims and … Continue reading

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Siege of Sarajevo: The Longest Siege of a Capital City in the History of Modern Warfare

The Siege of Sarajevo was the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. The siege lasted from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996 during the Bosnian Genocide. During the siege, Serb forces killed 11,541 residents, … Continue reading

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Photography: Blood of Innocence in Sarajevo under the Siege

The Siege of Sarajevo was the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. It was arguably one of the worst episodes of the 1992-95 Bosnian Genocide.  Serb forces besieged Sarajevo from 5 April 1992 to 29 … Continue reading

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Photo: Izetbegovic in his Office During the Sarajevo Siege

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Izetbegovic accuses UN of sabotaging Pope’s visit

UN Chief Yasushi Akashi, including Britain and France, the two countries with the largest military contingents in the force, are pro-Serbian and hostile to Bosnian interests. By Roger Cohen New York Times 8 September 1994. The Bosnian President said today … Continue reading

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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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New Serbian Attack on Funeral in Sarajevo

The Southeast Missourian, p.5 1 September 1992. SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A grenade slammed into a funeral at a Sarajevo cemetery Monday, killing one person, while continued fighting in Gorazde kept U.N. officials from sending an aid convoy to the … Continue reading

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Serbs Bomb Children Funeral in Sarajevo

The Times-News, p.A1, A11. 5 August 1992. SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The United Nations suspended its aid airlift to Sarajevo on Tuesday as shells blasted a cemetery where relatives had just buried two children slain in an attack on a bus … Continue reading

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Photos of Bosnian Genocide Victims in the Siege of Sarajevo (1992-95)

Credit: All photos downloaded from the Court Database of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, copyright-free. Photos were documented by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Bosnia-Herzegovina (MUP). Viewer discretion advised.

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Serb Terror: 13 Killed, 75 Wounded in Sarajevo

Shell Hits U.N. Base; Toll Mounts By Srecko Latal The Associated Press The Southeast Missourian, p. Front 3 July 1995. Thirteen people were killed and 75 wounded as Serb shells rained down on residential areas Saturday and early Sunday, the … Continue reading

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Bosnian Army, “Defenders of Sarajevo, “Serbs Will Not Enter the City”

Bosnian Troops Lose Ground to Serb Attack By David Crary The Telgraph, p.7 29 July 1993. SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Troops loyal to Bosnia’s Bosniak-led government fought to hold strategic Zuc mountain outside Sarajevo Wednesday, but lost ground on some … Continue reading

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Serbs Desecrated Jewish Cemetery in Sarajevo

From the book: “Rape warfare” (1996) by Beverly Allen I first learned of the Bogomil culture from a Sarajevo woman, a sociologist friend whose name I will not say. During the six hours she spent closeted in my Zagreb hotel … Continue reading

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Reporter’s Notebook on the Siege of Sarajevo

The Siege of Sarajevo was the longest siege of a capital city in the history of warfare. The siege lasted from April 5, 1992 to February 29, 1996. Approximately 12,000 people — mostly Bosniaks, but also Serbs, Croats and others … Continue reading

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Mass Paranoia: Psychological Effects of Sarajevo Siege

The Blade, p.4 12 September 1992. SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Ten days ago, a mortar round landed near 4-year-old Arman Sadovic [Bosniak Muslim child] as he played in front of his apartment, blowing the boy apart. His father, Sado Sadovic, … Continue reading

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Sarajevo Syndrome – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Bosniak Mother Wandered Streets Calling For Her Dead Children The Durant Daily Democrat, p.4A 12 December 1993. SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Every morning, regardless of shelling or weather, the young mother wandered neighborhood streets calling for her dead children. Her … Continue reading

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Bosnia: The Help That Mattered, by Alija Izetbegovic

By Alija Izetbegovic in Sarajevo (The former chairman of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.) Nov 16, 2001. After the tragic events of September 11, the world has seemed polarised between an anti-Islamic West and an anti-American Muslim East. There … Continue reading

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Life of Sarajevo Destroyed by War

Life of Sarajevo Destroyed by War By David Crary The News-Journal, p.16A 4 April 1993. SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Before their nightmare began, most of Sarajevo’s people cared little for politics or soldiering. Now, those peaceful days seem like dreams … Continue reading

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Serbian Mortar Attack Kills 20, Injures Over 100 Sarajevans

The Southeast Missourian, p.5A 28 May 1992. BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) — The European Community imposed trade sanctions against Serbia on Wednesday to stop its interference in Bosnia, which called for foreign intervention after a gruesome artillery attack on an outdoor … Continue reading

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Sarajevo Marks 1,000 Days of Siege, 10000 Killed, 50000 Wounded

“Sarajevo’s vision of itself as a place where Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs live together is alive, but barely. Despite its grave and beauty, and its ethnic ambition, Sarajevo is likely to be known in future as a city of death. … Continue reading

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Sarajevo Battle Intensified, U.N. Supplies Blocked

By Srecko Latal Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, p.A4 8 June 1995. SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Fighting intensified in Sarajevo and surrounding frontlines yesterday, hours after Bosnia’s rebel Serbs released 111 hostages but blocked other U.N. peacekeepers from receiving supplies. Bosnian Serb mortars … Continue reading

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Serbian Terror in Bosnia is an International Crime

Sarajevo Residents Claims Advances Against Serbians Surrounding City; Some American lawmakers call for use of force Lawrence Journal-World, p.6C 5 August 1992. SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosniak-led forces claimed further advances today in their offensive to break the Serb stranglehold … Continue reading

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In Memoriam: Serbs Killed Bosniak Babies in Sarajevo

In Memoriam / Don’t Ever Forget: Little Bosnian Muslim baby girl Nalena Skorupan and her aunt Mirsada Demirovic – both killed by Serbs on 7 January 1994 in the besieged Sarajevo. Nalena was only 2 months and 10 days old … Continue reading

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Serbian Shelling of Sarajevo Kills 15 Civilians

Shelling Kills 15, 6 in One Family, as Siege Persists Eugene Register-Guard, p.7A 4 January 1994. SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Fierce shelling killed 15 people in Sarajevo on Monday, including six members of one family who died in their apartment … Continue reading

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Bosniak Child Shot Dead by Serb Sniper Unclaimed at the Morgue

  By Srecko Latal Lakeland Ledger, p.16A 20 November 1994. SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — One day after he was shot dead on a Sarajevo street, 7-year-old Nermin Divovic lies in the city morgue, awaiting the return of his soldier-father from … Continue reading

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Warren Zimmermann Urges NATO Air Strikes Against Serbs

* Warren Zimmermann was a diplomat, humanitarian and the last US ambassador to Yugoslavia before its disintegration into war. Only U.S. Can Save Sarajevo from Serbs It will take NATO air strikes against Serb artillery positions to end the siege … Continue reading

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