25 year ago, on the 11th of July 1995, the Bosnian Serb Army leaded by General Ratko Mladic, entered Srebrenica with an overwhelming firepower, and occupied the Muslim Town, after having bombed it with heavy artillery on the previous day. General Mladic brought along with him a paramilitary group called “The Scorpions” tailored to “solve unconventional situations”. This was a group of unscrupulous men claiming to be volunteer combatants for the “Greater Serbia”. They would do the dirty jobs forbidden by the international conventions, whenever and wherever it was necessary.
Many Muslim families sought refuge inside and around the Dutch Contingent in the UN compound. They were hoping the Serbs would respect the UN flag and no harm would come to them; but they were wrong. In order to keep General Mladic, and the VRS, clear of blame, the “Scorpions” embraced the task to “deal with that situation”. The men were separated from their families; some were executed at the site and others were taken away, never to be seen again.
On that day’s afternoon the NATO jets finally appeared; but it was too late. Attacking the VRS inside the town meant killing blue helmets and civilians. Mladic had the Dutch peacekeepers in his hands and threatened to kill them if NATO would strike.
After having the situation under his control, General Mladic authorized the opening of a corridor connecting Srebrenica to Tuzla – a large Muslin city in the Bosnian territory – allowing the Muslin families to exit Srebrenica using their own means. As a result, a long column of people walked for five days, through mountain roads, in the direction of Tuzla. During that forced march they were attacked several times each day. On 16th July at 17:00, the column reached Tuzla, and reported that between 5.000 to 8.000 Military Age Men had been shot dead and thrown into mass graves.
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Let us not forget the worst war in Europe since WWII
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