1995 Srebrenica massacre in Potocari

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A Muslim woman mourns by the grave of her relative during the funeral of 534 newly identified victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in Potocari July 11, 2009. Each year, bones are matched to a name and buried in a mass funeral on July 11, the anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre of up to 8,372 Muslim men and boys by the Bosnian Serb forces.


SREBRENICA MASSACRE VICTIMS PREPARE FOR BURIAL (PHOTOS)


BACKGROUND: Serbs from heavily militarized villages around Srebrenica had terrorized Srebrenica population and constantly attacked neighbouring Bosnian Muslim villages from 1992-1995. In July 1995 the Bosnian Serb army staged a brutal takeover of Srebrenica and its surrounding area, where they proceeded to perpetrate genocide. Bosnian Serb soldiers separated Bosniak families, forcibly expelled 25,000-30,000 people, summarily executed at least 8,372 boys, men, and elderly, and dumped them into mass graves. Here are some of the photos from preparations for the 14th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide:


Coffins of 534 newly identified victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre are lined up for a joint burial in Potocari July 10, 2009. Each year, bones are matched to a name and buried in a mass funeral on July 11, the anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre of more than 8,000 Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) men and boys by the Bosnian Serb forces. Serb soldiers separated Bosniak families, forcibly expelled 25,000-30,000 people, summarily executed at least 8,372 boys, men, and elderly, and dumped them into mass graves.




Bosnian Muslim women weep near coffins of relatives among coffins of Srebrenica massacre victims displayed at a memorial center of Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia, Friday, July 10, 2009. Serbian human rights groups on Friday urged authorities to declare July 11 a day of remembrance for the victims of the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica, Bosnia. Serb soldiers separated Bosniak families, forcibly expelled 25,000-30,000 people, summarily executed at least 8,372 boys, men, and elderly, and dumped them into mass graves.


Mustafa Ceric (L), the Grand Mufti of Bosnia's Muslims, and other priests walk between coffins of 534 newly identified victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre lined up for a joint burial in Potocari July 10, 2009. Each year, bones are matched to a name and buried in a mass funeral on July 11, the anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre of more than 8,000 Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) men, boys, and elderly by the Bosnian Serb forces. Serb soldiers separated Bosniak families, forcibly expelled 25,000-30,000 people, summarily executed at least 8,372 boys, men, and elderly, and dumped them into mass graves


A Bosnian Muslim woman comforts her son as he weeps over the coffin of his father, among coffins of Srebrenica massacre victims displayed at the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial centre of Potocari near Srebrenica on July 10, 2009. The 534 bodies were excavated from mass-graves in Eastern Bosnia and were identified as Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) killed by Bosnian Serb forces in the Srebrenica area. Bosnian Serb troops massacred more than 8,000 Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) men, children, and elderly after capturing Srebrenica on July 11, 1995, during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Serb soldiers separated Bosniak families, forcibly expelled 25,000-30,000 people, summarily executed at least 8,372 boys, men, and elderly, and dumped them into mass graves. The 534 identified victims will be buried on July 11 in the Potocari Memorial Center, next to some 3,500 victims of the massacre already buried there.


A Bosnian Muslim woman comforts her son as he weeps over the coffin of his father, among coffins of Srebrenica massacre victims displayed at the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial centre of Potocari near Srebrenica on July 10, 2009. The 534 bodies were excavated from mass-graves in Eastern Bosnia and were identified as Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) killed by Bosnian Serb forces in the Srebrenica area. Bosnian Serb troops massacred more than 8,000 Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) men, children, and elderly after capturing Srebrenica on July 11, 1995, during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Serb soldiers separated Bosniak families, forcibly expelled 25,000-30,000 people, summarily executed at least 8,372 boys, men, and elderly, and dumped them into mass graves. The 534 identified victims will be buried on July 11 in the Potocari Memorial Center, next to some 3,500 victims of the massacre already buried there.

Bosnian Muslim woman react near trucks carrying the coffins of Srebrenica massacre victims, before a convoy with 534 bodies leaves the morgue in the central Bosnian town of Visoko, Thursday, July 9, 2009. The 534 bodies excavated from mass-graves in Eastern Bosnia were identified as Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) killed by Bosnian Serb forces in the Srebrenica area during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The bodies will be transported to a memorial center in Potocari near Srebrenica where they will be buried on July 11, 2009, when the 14th anniversary of the massacre is to be marked. Serb soldiers separated Bosniak families, forcibly expelled 25,000-30,000 people, summarily executed at least 8,372 boys, men, and elderly, and dumped them into mass graves.


Bosnian Muslim woman react near trucks carrying the coffins of Srebrenica massacre victims, before a convoy with 534 bodies leaves the morgue in the central Bosnian town of Visoko, Thursday, July 9, 2009. The 534 bodies excavated from mass-graves in Eastern Bosnia were identified as Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) killed by Bosnian Serb forces in the Srebrenica area during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The bodies will be transported to a memorial center in Potocari near Srebrenica where they will be buried on July 11, 2009, when the 14th anniversary of the massacre is to be marked. Serb soldiers separated Bosniak families, forcibly expelled 25,000-30,000 people, summarily executed at least 8,372 boys, men, and elderly, and dumped them into mass graves.

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