Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

More than 8,000 muslim men and boys were killed in the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica, which had been declared a safe place for civilians by the United Nations.
In the summer of 1995 Srebrenica was overrun by troops led by Ratko Mladić, currently on trial at The Hague for ordering the killings. Dutch UN peacekeepers watched on as Serb troops herded men and boys from the town to be murdered. Some 15,000 men tried to run away through the woods toward government-held territory while others joined the town's women and children in seeking refuge at the base of the Dutch U.N. troops who were deployed to protect the town. 

But the United Nations did nothing to stop the fall of Srebrenica and the outnumbered and outgunned Dutch troops could only watch as Serb soldiers separated about 2,000 men from women for killing and later hunted down and killed another 6,000 men in the woods. Thousands were murdered when troops commanded by Serbian General Ratko Mladić overran a U.N. enclave protected by Dutch troops.

Since the end of the war, hundreds of Bosniak families have searched for missing relatives, most of who were buried in mass graves around the country. The remains of 7,100 of the dead have been found out of total of 8,372 missing. That leaves some 1,200 people left to find, and many more surviving relatives in perpetual agony.

In desire to really know, see and feel the unfortunate Bosnian Genocide, there is no better way but to visit Srebrenica. Tour to Srebrenica can help you to understand what Srebrenica is today, what it had been yesterday, and day before, but most of all what Srebrenica can become tomorrow.

Go to Srebrenica. There are nice places to see in and around Srebrenica. The natural thermal springs, the stunning pine covered hills, and lovely villages that dot the countryside.