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If the last lines of the 20th century were written in Moscow in December 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the prelude to the 21st century was written months later—and 20 years ago...
Jul 10, 2020 · In less than two weeks, their forces systematically murdered more than 8,000 Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) - the worst act of mass killing on European soil since the end of World War Two.
- Helicopter pilots. Helicopter pilots in full flying kit on board HMS Invincible during Operation 'Grapple'. © Crown copyright. IWM (HU 92566) Helicopter pilots in full flying kit on board HMS Invincible during Operation 'Grapple', the British military deployment in support of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), the UN's peacekeeping force in Bosnia.
- Operation 'Grapple' The arrival of British forces in Bosnia at the start of Operation 'Grapple'. © Crown copyright. IWM (BOS 22) A column of Warrior armoured fighting vehicles belonging to 'A' Company, 1st Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment, moves up from Split, Croatia through a winter landscape to the UN operating base at Vitez, Bosnia.
- Soldier in Travnik. Civilians, including children, cluster around a British soldier of 1 Cheshire Regiment at Travnik, Bosnia. © Crown copyright. IWM (BOS 33)
- Warriors in the market place. Civilians cluster around two Warrior armoured fighting vehicles of 1st Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment. © Crown copyright.
Tensions between Croats and Bosniaks increased throughout late 1992, resulting in the escalation of the Croat–Bosniak War in early 1993. The Bosnian War was characterised by bitter fighting, indiscriminate shelling of cities and towns, ethnic cleansing, and systematic mass rape, mainly perpetrated by Serb, and to a lesser extent, Croat and ...
Feb 25, 2021 · Heavy fighting was raging between Croatian and Muslim forces in Central Bosnia on Tuesday, April 20, 1993, with U.N. officials estimating at least 200 people have been killed in four days of battle. (AP Photo/Michael Stravato)
Dec 3, 2019 · Bosko Brkic and Admira Ismic met at a New Year’s Eve party in Sarajevo. They had been together for nine years when they were killed on 18 May 1993, both aged 25. Brkic’s mother Radmilla called the pair “a symbol of peace,” but rejected the comparison to Shakespeare’s masterpiece.
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Apr 13, 2012 · On her way home in afternoon on Thursday, April 8, 1993 in Sarajevo, a Bosnian woman rushes down an empty sidewalk past war-destroyed shops in one of the worst sections of the so-called "Sniper...
