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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) |
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]
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]
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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- 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]
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