Srebrenica Ceremony Marks 10 Years Since Massacre

imaad_udeen · **Srebrenica Ceremony Marks 10 Years Since Massacre -** 07-11-2005

Srebrenica Ceremony Marks 10 Years Since Massacre

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...E&refer=europe

July 11 (Bloomberg) -- The families of Bosnian Muslim men and boys who were killed by Serb forces in the mining town of Srebrenica are gathering today to mark the 10th anniversary of the massacre, the worst slaughter in Europe since World War II.

More than 7,000 Bosnian Muslim males died when Srebrenica was overrun by soldiers commanded by General Ratko Mladic, who has been indicted by the United Nations war-crimes court in The Hague on charges that include genocide in connection with the massacre during Bosnia's 1992-1995 civil war.

Mladic and former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic are the tribunal's two most wanted suspects. The court's chief prosecutor, Carla del Ponte, said she wasn't attending today's ceremony in the nearby town of Potocari, to protest the failure of Serb authorities to hand over the two men.

``She's not attending because how can she face the families of the victims, the people to whom she's not been able to bring justice?'' said Florence Hartmann, a spokeswoman for del Ponte, in a telephone interview today. ``We collected the evidence and made the indictment, but we can't do anything if the Serb authorities won't even arrest these people.''

The Bosnian Serb government last November publicly apologized Nov. 10 for the massacre. President Boris Tadic arrived in Srebrenica today to attend the ceremony, becoming the first Serbian official to visit the site, Agence France-Presse reported.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia is mandated to complete its trials by 2008 and review all appeals by 2010. There are 20 fugitives who should face trial in The Hague, more than dozen of them living freely in Serbia, del Ponte said in a report to the UN Security Council in November.

Aziz · **Re: Srebrenica Ceremony Marks 10 Years Since Massacre -** 07-11-2005

i practically know nothing about this war.Who started it?

imaad_udeen · **Re: Srebrenica Ceremony Marks 10 Years Since Massacre -** 07-12-2005

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Originally Posted by Abdul Aziz

i practically know nothing about this war.Who started it?

It was a very comlicated and nasty civil war which erupted after the fall of the Soviet Union and raged throughout the 90's.

http://home.versatel.nl/gerardvonhebel/yugoslavia.htm

It was a very nasty and brutal affair with many atrocities and massacres, mainly committed against Bosnian Muslims by Christian Serbian militias supported by the Serbian government.

The link provided will give you a decent history of the wars of the former Yugoslavia.

Abu Zakariya · **Re: Srebrenica Ceremony Marks 10 Years Since Massacre -** 08-03-2005

I'm personaly from Bosnia and my father was actually tortured by Serbs during the war.

What happened was, Croatia and Slovenia left Yugoslavia for economical purposes and also because they wanted a sovereign country.
The bosnian muslims felt that they didnt want to stay in a country (Yugoslavia) that would now de-facto be Great Serbia, since Croatia and Slovenia left the country. Since muslims are in majority in Bosnia, the majority voted for independence in a referendum.
Serbs could not accept this so they started a campaign where the muslims would be killed and driven out of Bosnia (and the serbs in Serbia and Montenegro helped the local bosnians serbs in this).

Ummu Amatullah · 01:03 AM

Asalamu Alaykum
Abu Zakariya sorry about your family being tortured by the Serbs. May Allah help the Muslims gain indepenedence. Ameen. Mansha Allah. And that baby in the picture is sooooooooo adorable.

NooralHaya · **Re: Srebrenica Ceremony Marks 10 Years Since Massacre -** 08-03-2005

same unheard of issue in kosovo and chechnya...

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imaad_udeen Islam Status: Offline Posts: 537 Reputation: 459 Rep Power: 30 Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Srebrenica Ceremony Marks 10 Years Since Massacre - 07-11-2005 Srebrenica Ceremony Marks 10 Years Since Massacre http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...E&refer=europe July 11 (Bloomberg) -- The families of Bosnian Muslim men and boys who were killed by Serb forces in the mining town of Srebrenica are gathering today to mark the 10th anniversary of the massacre, the worst slaughter in Europe since World War II. More than 7,000 Bosnian Muslim males died when Srebrenica was overrun by soldiers commanded by General Ratko Mladic, who has been indicted by the United Nations war-crimes court in The Hague on charges that include genocide in connection with the massacre during Bosnia's 1992-1995 civil war. Mladic and former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic are the tribunal's two most wanted suspects. The court's chief prosecutor, Carla del Ponte, said she wasn't attending today's ceremony in the nearby town of Potocari, to protest the failure of Serb authorities to hand over the two men. ``She's not attending because how can she face the families of the victims, the people to whom she's not been able to bring justice?'' said Florence Hartmann, a spokeswoman for del Ponte, in a telephone interview today. ``We collected the evidence and made the indictment, but we can't do anything if the Serb authorities won't even arrest these people.'' The Bosnian Serb government last November publicly apologized Nov. 10 for the massacre. President Boris Tadic arrived in Srebrenica today to attend the ceremony, becoming the first Serbian official to visit the site, Agence France-Presse reported. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia is mandated to complete its trials by 2008 and review all appeals by 2010. There are 20 fugitives who should face trial in The Hague, more than dozen of them living freely in Serbia, del Ponte said in a report to the UN Security Council in November. __________________ -Imaad Udeen Abdul al-Majeed

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Aziz LI Old Guard Status: Offline Posts: 1,664 Reputation: 1104 Rep Power: 31 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: City of Mosques,Bangladesh Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Srebrenica Ceremony Marks 10 Years Since Massacre - 07-11-2005 i practically know nothing about this war.Who started it?

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Abu Zakariya the servant of God Status: Offline Posts: 470 Reputation: 1064 Rep Power: 30 Join Date: Jul 2005 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Srebrenica Ceremony Marks 10 Years Since Massacre - 08-03-2005 I'm personaly from Bosnia and my father was actually tortured by Serbs during the war. What happened was, Croatia and Slovenia left Yugoslavia for economical purposes and also because they wanted a sovereign country. The bosnian muslims felt that they didnt want to stay in a country (Yugoslavia) that would now de-facto be Great Serbia, since Croatia and Slovenia left the country. Since muslims are in majority in Bosnia, the majority voted for independence in a referendum. Serbs could not accept this so they started a campaign where the muslims would be killed and driven out of Bosnia (and the serbs in Serbia and Montenegro helped the local bosnians serbs in this). __________________ http://muslimeurope.wordpress.com

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Ummu Amatullah Defender of Islam Status: Offline Posts: 894 Reputation: 677 Rep Power: 29 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Minneapolis,Minnesota Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Srebrenica Ceremony Marks 10 Years Since Massacre - 08-03-2005 Asalamu Alaykum Abu Zakariya sorry about your family being tortured by the Serbs. May Allah help the Muslims gain indepenedence. Ameen. Mansha Allah. And that baby in the picture is sooooooooo adorable. Last edited by Ummu Amatullah; 08-03-2005 at 01:03 AM..

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