Srebrenica Genoside

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The Srebrenica Genoside was the final stafe of the Bosnian Genoside. Genral Ratko Mladic lead the Serb troops into the town of Srebenica, this was the lase Safe Spot. The compound was protected by 450 Dutch peacekeepers and soldures. The compound fell into the hands of the Serb forces in one day, because the peacekeepers them selves said thet they were so unprepaired and unfuncuctional that they could bearly call themselves and army.
When the Serb forces entered they expelled or forced to leave over 25,000 woman and children. After that, they violently hunted down the over 15,000 men and boys in the city or trying to get out of the city. Over 3000 men and boys were murdered eather by bullit or decapitation. Many Bosniaks that sucsessfully

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