Paddy Ashdown
byJeremy John Durham Ashdown, known as Paddy Ashdown, was the international community’s high representative to Bosnia Herzegovina from 27th May 2002. In May 2006…
Bosnia
Alija Izetbegovic
byIzetbegovic is better known as the hero of Bosnian Muslim resistance during the siege of Sarajevo, who led his country to independence. Bosnian politician,…
The Siege of Sarajevo – 25-year anniversary
by25 years ago, on the 6th April, the longest siege since World War II began. It became one of the most dramatic events of…
The Siege of Sarajevo
byThe siege of Sarajevo was the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. It lasted from 6th April 1992…
The Siege of Mostar – 1993
byThe Croat forces and the Bosnian Muslims forces began by fighting against the Serbian dominated Yugoslav People’s Army. However, as the political climate evolved,…
The Siege of Mostar 1992
byThe Siege of Mostar occurred in 1992 and 1993 during the Bosnian war. Mostar was surrounded by Croat forces for nine months in the…
Sarajevo Markale Market Massacre
byDuring the Bosnian War and the siege of Sarajevo the Bosnian Serb army attacked civilians in the Markale or marketplace located in the centre…
The Aftermath of Srebrenica
byBosnian Serb forces went to great lengths to hide the traces of the crimes committed at Srebrenica. United States intelligent experts assisted to locate…
Srebrenica Massacre
byIn July 1995 more than 8000 Muslim men and boys were killed in the town of Srebrenica during the Bosnian war. It is known…
Life After Dayton
byAfter the Dayton Peace Accords were signed in December 1995, the fighting stopped but peace was never fully achieved. The agreement was supposed to…