After Bosnia-Herzegovina declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1992, Bosnian Serb forces targeted both Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) and Croatian civilians and ended up killing 100,000 people, 80% of whom were Bosniaks, by 1995.
Elections in 1990 resulted in 3 parties representing the three ethnic groups in Bosnia - Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croatians. The Bosnian Serb leader and the Serbian Democratic Party withdrew from the government and, in March 1992, the Bosnian president declared Bosnia’s independence.
After the United States and the European Community recognized Bosnia’s independence, the Yugoslav army attacked the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. They attacked many areas in an attempt to ethnically cleanse the country of Bosniaks. Many residents were cut off from food, utilities, and communication.
The United Nations refused to intervene in the conflict, but there was a campaign led by its High Commissioner for Refugees to provide humanitarian aid to many victims.
In 1995, there were three towns in Bosnia that were still controlled by the Bosnian government, and the UN ordered for them to be disarmed and protected by international peacekeeping forces.
Bosnian Serb forces advanced on one of the towns and separated all the women from the men. The women were then raped and the men were killed. It is estimated that the number of Bosniaks killed at this time is 7,000-8,000+.
The Bosnian Serb forces exploded a bomb in Sarajevo, and after the Serbs did not comply with a UN ultimatum, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) partnered with Bosnian and Croatian forces to bomb Bosnian Serb forces.
There were then peace talks in Ohio in 1995 between Bosnia, Serbia, and Croatia that resulted in a divide between a Croat-Bosniak federation and a Serb republic.
Elections in 1990 resulted in 3 parties representing the three ethnic groups in Bosnia - Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croatians. The Bosnian Serb leader and the Serbian Democratic Party withdrew from the government and, in March 1992, the Bosnian president declared Bosnia’s independence.
After the United States and the European Community recognized Bosnia’s independence, the Yugoslav army attacked the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. They attacked many areas in an attempt to ethnically cleanse the country of Bosniaks. Many residents were cut off from food, utilities, and communication.
The United Nations refused to intervene in the conflict, but there was a campaign led by its High Commissioner for Refugees to provide humanitarian aid to many victims.
In 1995, there were three towns in Bosnia that were still controlled by the Bosnian government, and the UN ordered for them to be disarmed and protected by international peacekeeping forces.
Bosnian Serb forces advanced on one of the towns and separated all the women from the men. The women were then raped and the men were killed. It is estimated that the number of Bosniaks killed at this time is 7,000-8,000+.
The Bosnian Serb forces exploded a bomb in Sarajevo, and after the Serbs did not comply with a UN ultimatum, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) partnered with Bosnian and Croatian forces to bomb Bosnian Serb forces.
There were then peace talks in Ohio in 1995 between Bosnia, Serbia, and Croatia that resulted in a divide between a Croat-Bosniak federation and a Serb republic.