The Bosnian referendum took place on April 6, 1992 where independence of Bosnia was reconized. Milosevic responded to the independence by attacking Sarajevo. Sarajevo was mostly a Muslim country where the Serbs only made up 32 percent
of the population. This was the first strike towards the genocide. That day Serb militants opened fired on thousands of peaceful demonstrators in Sarajevo. This resulted in killing at least five and wounding 30. This was the turning point and when things started to errupt and from that day on many innocent people were murdered.
By May of 1992 the United Nations were aware of the 677 detention centers and concentration camps. The worst of the camps was one called Omarska.
In 1995, the Bosnian Serb army attacked Srebrenica. Before the war it was know as a mining town east of Bosnia. It was also delcared by the United Nations as a safe which was to promise people protection from the Serb army. Serb authorities would not let the United Nations to deliver critical supplies such as food and medical supplies to those in Srebrenica. The town was full of “cleansed” refugees from the surrounding area.
of the population. This was the first strike towards the genocide. That day Serb militants opened fired on thousands of peaceful demonstrators in Sarajevo. This resulted in killing at least five and wounding 30. This was the turning point and when things started to errupt and from that day on many innocent people were murdered.
By May of 1992 the United Nations were aware of the 677 detention centers and concentration camps. The worst of the camps was one called Omarska.
In 1995, the Bosnian Serb army attacked Srebrenica. Before the war it was know as a mining town east of Bosnia. It was also delcared by the United Nations as a safe which was to promise people protection from the Serb army. Serb authorities would not let the United Nations to deliver critical supplies such as food and medical supplies to those in Srebrenica. The town was full of “cleansed” refugees from the surrounding area.