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The '''Srebrenica massacre''' was the slaughter of some over 2,000 [[Bosnia]]n [[Muslims]] (Bosniaks) by guerrilla forces of the Army of [[Republika Srpska]] (ethnic Serbs), led by Ratko Mladić, in 1995 during the [[Bosnian War]]. <ref>[http://www.wnd.com/2007/05/41373/]</ref> The massacre occurred in the Bosnian territory of [[Srebrenica]]. 11 incidences of violence from 13 July to 22 July left approximately 8,373 Bosniak men, women, and children dead.<ref>[http://www.domovina.net/srebrenica/page_006/Preliminarni_spisak_Srebrenica_1995.pdf Federal Commission for Missing Persons - List of missing Srebrenican men]</ref>
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The '''Srebrenica massacre''' was the slaughter of some over 2,000 [[Bosnia]]n [[Muslims]] (Bosniaks) by guerrilla forces of the Army of [[Republika Srpska]] (ethnic Serbs), led by Ratko Mladić, in 1995 during the [[Bosnian War]]. <ref>[http://www.wnd.com/2007/05/41373/]</ref> The massacre occurred in the Bosnian territory of [[Srebrenica]]. According to one estimate, 11 incidences of violence from 13 July to 22 July left approximately 8,373 Bosniak men, women, and children dead.<ref>[http://www.domovina.net/srebrenica/page_006/Preliminarni_spisak_Srebrenica_1995.pdf Federal Commission for Missing Persons - List of missing Srebrenican men]</ref>
    
After the war, Bosnia formally [[Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro|accused Serbia of genocide]], claiming that Serbian forces assisted in the massacre. This led to an indictment against commander Mladić by the [[International Criminal Court]] and [[International Court of Justice]]<ref>[http://www.un.org/icty/indictment/english/mla-ai021010e.htm ICTY Indictment Against Mladić]</ref> The court further ruled that the Srebrenica massacre was indeed an act of genocide.<ref>[http://www.un.org/icty/krstic/Appeal/judgement/krs-aj040419e.pdf ICTY Ruling of genocide in Srebrenica]</ref> It should be noted, however, that Serbia was never found guilty of genocide; they were found to have not taken enough action to stop the genocide from occurring.
 
After the war, Bosnia formally [[Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro|accused Serbia of genocide]], claiming that Serbian forces assisted in the massacre. This led to an indictment against commander Mladić by the [[International Criminal Court]] and [[International Court of Justice]]<ref>[http://www.un.org/icty/indictment/english/mla-ai021010e.htm ICTY Indictment Against Mladić]</ref> The court further ruled that the Srebrenica massacre was indeed an act of genocide.<ref>[http://www.un.org/icty/krstic/Appeal/judgement/krs-aj040419e.pdf ICTY Ruling of genocide in Srebrenica]</ref> It should be noted, however, that Serbia was never found guilty of genocide; they were found to have not taken enough action to stop the genocide from occurring.
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