A woman by a grave stone in Potocari, near Srebrenica, Bosnia today. Image: AP/PA Images A woman by a grave stone in Potocari, near Srebrenica, Bosnia today. Image: AP/PA Images MUSLIMS IN BOSNIA have today marked the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, the worst atrocity on European soil since World War II.
Sehad Hasanovic was one of around 3,000 relatives of the victims who attended the commemorations in spite of the virus. “The husbands of my four sisters were killed,” said Ifeta Hasanovic whose husband Hasib was one of the nine victims whose remains have been identified since July 2019. “As Ireland prepares to take up its seat for a two-year term on the UN Security Council next January, the memories of what occurred in Srebrenica will be a driving force for our membership,” he said in a statement.
#Open journalism No news is bad news Support The Journal Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to youBosnian Serb wartime military chief general Ratko Mladic, still revered as a hero by many Serbs, was sentenced to life in prison by a UN court in 2017 over war crimes including the Srebrenica genocide. He is awaiting the decision on his appeal.
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