| − | The '''Srebrenica massacre''' was the slaughter of some 8,000 [[Bosnia]]n [[Muslims]] by guerrilla forces of the Army of [[Republika Srpska]], during the [[Bosnian War]]. The massacre occurred in the Bosnian territory of [[Srebrenica]]. 11 incidences of violence from 13 July to 22 July left approximately 8,373 men 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> | + | The '''Srebrenica massacre''' was the slaughter of some 8,000 [[Bosnia]]n [[Muslims]] by guerrilla forces of the Army of [[Republika Srpska]] (ethnic Serbs), led by Ratko Mladić, during the [[Bosnian War]]. The massacre occurred in the Bosnian territory of [[Srebrenica]]. 11 incidences of violence from 13 July to 22 July left approximately 8,373 men 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 accused Serbia of [[genocide]]. | + | After the war, Bosnia formally 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> |