World leaders have joined survivors of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre to remember the victims of the only crime in Europe since the Second World War that has been declared a genocide. The Srebrenica massacre is the only episode of Bosnia’s 1992-95 war to be defined as genocide, including by two UN courts. But leaders in neighbouring Serbia still deny the extent of the 1995 massacre and refuse to acknowledge it amounted to a genocide. Expand Close A woman prays in Potocari, near Srebrenica (Kemal Softic/AP) AP/PA Images / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp A woman prays in Potocari, near Srebrenica (Kemal Softic/AP)After murdering thousands of Srebrenica’s Muslims, in an attempt to hide the crime, Serbs dumped their bodies in numerous mass graves scattered throughout eastern Bosnia. The Bosnian war pitted the country’s three main ethnic factions – Serbs, Croats and Bosnian Muslims – against each other after the break-up of Yugoslavia.

Source: Irish Independent July 11, 2020 10:51 UTC