Bosnian genocide
genocide perpetrated by Serbs against Bosnians From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bosnian genocide was the killing of thousands of ethnic Bosniaks[5] in the year 1995 during the Bosnian War. The largest killing happened in the village of Srebrenica, in what is called the Srebrenica massacre.[6][7] Over 8,000 were killed in Srebrenica.[6][7]
| Bosnian Genocide | |
|---|---|
| Part of the ethnic cleansings 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 and deportation |
| Deaths | Genocide:[a]
|
| Perpetrators | Army of Republika Srpska (VRS),[1] Scorpions paramilitary group[4] |
| Motive | Communism, Greater Serbia and Islamophobia (alleged) |
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War (1992 ‒ 1995) saw the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina fighting Croatia and Serbia, then part of Yugoslavia. The United Nations sought to protect Bosnia and created safe zones.[6][7]
Srebrenica massacre
The Srebrenica massacre happened when the Serbian Army invaded the Bosnian village, began raping women and forcing men into the forests. The men were then hunted down by Serbian soldiers.[6][7]
Denial
Serbia
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]
Western countries
In Western countries, Bosnian genocide denial is common among many left-wing "anti-imperialist" intellectuals.[9][10] They often accuse the NATO of "inventing" the Bosnian genocide to justify the bombing and "destruction" of Yugoslavia,[9][10] or blame the Bosnian genocide victims for their own suffering[9][10] just as modern antisemites do to Jews.[11] The leading Bosnian genocide deniers include but not limited to Michael Parenti, Edward S. Herman, David Peterson, Jared Israel, Tariq Ali, Mick Hume and Diana Johnstone,[9][10] most of whom have tremendous influence in Western academia.[9][10]
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Notes
- To date, only the massacre in Srebrenica[1] has been described as a crime of genocide by the ICTY. Overall, 34,000 Bosniak civilians were killed during the war and 1.2 million forcibly removed[2] from a minimum of 64,036 Bosniak fatalities overall.[3]
References
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