Balkan war criminal’s arrest and aftermath


July 13, 1995. Bosnians both Muslims as well as Croats rushed to places of their choice for safety. Croats, who had relatives in the mainland of Croatia, sought refuge there and who hadn’t faced Serbian savagery. But a good number of Muslims who had nowhere to go, headed towards Srebrenica to avoid persecution, rape, torture, extermination and killing. Muslim Bosnia and Herzegovina, surrounded by non-Muslim Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, is a country with no friendly country borders as is the case with predominantly Muslim Bangladesh which has no border with any Muslim country. Fear-stricken faces were only looking for the secured places they can take shelter. Unarmed civilians started fleeing. They ran to and fro in face of Serb oppression and persecution. No destination. Continue reading