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The siege of Sarajevo (Bosnian: Opsada Sarajeva) was a prolonged blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War. After it was initially besieged by the forces of the Yugoslav People's Army, the city was then besieged by the Army of Republika Srpska.
Feb 29, 2024 · Siege of Sarajevo, siege of the city Sarajevo by Bosnian Serb forces from April 5, 1992, to February 29, 1996, during the Bosnian War, which followed the dissolution of Yugoslavia. It is the longest siege in modern European history through the 20th century, followed by the 872-day Nazi siege of Leningrad during World War II.
Jul 4, 2019 · Sarajevo endured the suffocation of siege for for three and a half years, punctuated by daily shelling and fatalities. The signing of the Dayton Agreement ended the war in December 1995 and on 29 February 1996 the Bosnian government officially declared the siege over. By the end of the siege 13,352 people had died, including 5,434 civilians.
Jul 13, 2018 · The siege of Sarajevo - archive, 1993. Twenty five years ago, the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, was subjected to daily shelling and sniper attacks from Serb nationalist forces. Guardian Europe...
Apr 3, 2012 · The siege of Sarajevo began 20 years ago this week (6 April 1992). Lasting nearly four years, it became one of the most dramatic and emblematic events of the violent breakup of the former Yugoslavia and the conflict which left an estimated 200,000 people killed and some 2.7 million refugees and internally displaced - the largest displacement in ...
Apr 6, 2022 · 6 April 2022 Peace and Security. Thirty years after the siege of Sarajevo, the UN team in Bosnia and Herzegovina reiterated the importance on Wednesday of pursuing justice and reparation for victims, survivors and their family members. The siege began after Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence in the wake of the dissolution of the ...
Apr 5, 2022 · The siege of Sarajevo started 30 years ago this week. It was the longest siege in modern history. Over a quarter of a million people lived under heavy bombardment and shelling for nearly...
