Srebrenica Flashcards
When was the Srebrenica massacre?
July 1995
Who was the massacre directed at?
How many were killed?
Muslim Bosniaks, mostly men and boys
More than 8,000
Where did the massacre take place?
Both geographically and contextually
In and around the town of Srebrenica, Bosnia
During the Bosnian War
Who was directly responsible for the massacre?
(2 groups)
The VRS or Bosnian Serb Army
The Scorpions a parliamentary unit from Serbia
How did the UN play a part in the massacre?
2 dates
1993 declared Srebrenica a ‘safe area’ under UN protection
1995 370 UN soldiers failed to prevent Srebrenica’s capture by the VRS and the subsequent massacre
As well as the killings, ____ - ____ Bosniak women, children and elderly were ____ ____
As well as the killings, 25,000 - 30,000 Bosniak women, children and elderly were forcibly transferred
When had more atorcities previously happened in the Srebrenica area?
Between April 1992 - March 1993
Who were responsible for the general 1992 - 1993 atrocities?
2 groups
Bosnian Serb nationalists
Backed by the Serbia and Yugoslav People’s Army
The general 1992 - 1993 atrocities:
Destroyed almost ___ predominantly Bosniak villages
Forcibly uprooted ___
Systematically massacred more than ___
Destroyed almost 300 predominantly Bosniak villages
Forcibly uprooted 70,000
Systematically massacred more than 3,100
What happened in March 1993?
Motivation?
‘Red Berets’ laid seige to Srebrenica
Starved them
Killed them
They were anti-Muslim
