Monday, August 8, 2011

Srebrenica.

Today we visited the Bosniak massacre grounds of Srebrenica. In the 90's over 8,000 Muslim Bosnians were killed by Serbian forces. Boys and men between the ages of 14-70 were killed and women and children were pushed out. I saw the names and ages of those massacred and found men that would be my father's age if they had lived. A museum style memorial was put up that we saw as well. There was the historical account of the genocide and personal stories and belongings of those who died. The belongings were found after they're bodies were exhumed and counted. The Netherlands paid for most of this, because their U.N troops allowed Serbian military in when they were sent to protect and supply the people with goods. Later we saw a cemetary of Serbian lives lost by the hands of Muslim militia and raids. 



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