1993
Siege of Srebrenica
In Eastern Bosnia, Bosnian Serbs besiege the town of Srebrenica
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Srebrenica in Serbia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
In Eastern Bosnia, Bosnian Serbs besiege the town of Srebrenica
Srebrenica is declared a UN "Safe Area"
Troops commanded by Mladic, harried by NATO air strikes intended to force compliance with a United Nations ultimatum to remove heavy weapons from the Sarajevo area, overrun and occupy the United Nations safe areas of Srebrenica and Zepa
Troops commanded by Mladic, harried by NATO air strikes intended to force compliance with a United Nations ultimatum to remove heavy weapons from the Sarajevo area, overrun and occupy the United Nations safe areas of Srebrenica and Zepa. At Srebrenica over 40,000 Bosniaks who had sought safety there are expelled, an estimated 8,300 are executed, allegedly on Mladics order
More than 8,000 Muslim Bosniaks, mainly men and boys, in and around the town of Srebrenica, are killed in the Srebrenica massacre
More than 8,000 Muslim Bosniaks, mainly men and boys, in and around the town of Srebrenica, are killed in the Srebrenica massacre
The Drina Battalion of Bosnian Serbs overruns the UN-protected "safe area" of Srebrenica
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