• Srebrenica - July 13 to July 18 1995, One of the Worst Massacres in the Late Twentieth Century

     

    Essays2 History, Culture

Evaluation:
Published: 19.07.2006.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Srebrenica - July 13 to July 18 1995, One of the Worst Massacres in the Late Twe', 1.
  • Essays 'Srebrenica - July 13 to July 18 1995, One of the Worst Massacres in the Late Twe', 2.
Extract

According to Sabrina Ramet "From June 1991 to December 1994 between 200.000 and 400.000 people had died as a result of the war between Serbs and non Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina" (Balkan Babel, 269). During the same period of time, at least 2.7 million people have been reduced to refugees. Arguably, one of the worst massacres in the late twentieth century took place from July 13th to July 18th 1995 in Srebrenica. Within these five days, approximately 8000 defenseless civilians were executed by the Serbian military. …

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