Annual gathering at Potocari/burial site of Srebrenica massacre. - Stock-Fotografie

Srebrenica genocide was the genocidal killing of more than 8000 Bosniaks, mainly men and boys around the town of Srebrenica during the Bosnian War. The killing was perpetrated by units of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) under the command of General Ratko Mladic. In April 1993, the United Nations declared the besieged enclave of Srebrenica a "safe area" under UN protection. However, in July 1995, the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) contingent of Dutch peacekeepers did not prevent th