Republika Srpska

only the seeking of independence for Bosnia became a problem in controlling the Bosnian, but also the willing of the “Serbs to be part of the dominant Serbian state in the Balkans” (History.com, paragraph 4) Bosnian Serbs launched their offensive with the backing of Milosevic and Yugoslav army to be part of the dominant Serbian state in Balkans. They attacked eastern Bosnia, Zvornik, Foca, and Visegrad and get rid of Bosniak civilians in a cruel process that meanwhile identified as ethnic cleansing. Ethnic cleansing is the killing of the people of an unwanted religion or ethnic in a society. With the help of the Croatian army, the government was able to control the Bosnian Serbs, while the Karadick’s party was able to “set up their own Republika Srpska in the east” (History.com). Because of the problems and struggles the Bosnia were facing, the “United Nation refused to intervene in the conflict in Bosnia, but a campaign spearheaded by its High Commissioner for Refugees provided humanitarian aid to its many displaced, malnourished and injured victims” (History.com, paragraph 5). Meaning, the UN would rather help the people in Bosnia, than get involved in any conflict nor problems in Bosnia. These conflicts were one of the main reasons why the war started. In conclusion, the struggles of the Bosnia, religiously and ethnically rooted the war. Many wonders, what is The Bosnian War? How did it start? Why is it so important to know? Many believed that the war started because…

Radovan Karadžić: President of Republika Srpska (Bosnian Serb Republic) he was found guilty of genocide over the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica and sentenced to 40 years in prison. Slobodan Milošević: President of Serbia, he was exoneration for war crimes committed during the Bosnia war. Milošević After Josip Tito’s death, Serbian ultra-nationalist Slobodan Milošević rose to power. Previously a communist, Milošević began harnessing the regions nationalism and religious hatred citing the aim of a…

The Communist North Korean invasion of the South led the member states to coordinate their defense forces to oppose the Communist spread. Other NATO operations include targeting the Army of Republika Srpska in Bosnia (1992-2004), air campaigns in Kosovo and Serbia (1999), and anti-terrorism operations in the Middle East in response to the 11 September terrorist attacks (2001-present). Even after the Cold War, NATO continues to be a prominent and influential part of U.S. Foreign…

return it to the lake, the Lady of the Lake jumped out of the lake, caught the sword, and then swung the sword around three times. She returned back to her place under the water. Back then, it was the Celtic custom to return something from where it came from, and that is what Arthur did (Hickson). This legendary sword has many stories as to how it came and where it went, but archaeologists and scientists have found many clues and swords that could be the legendary Excalibur sword. For example,…

while the men and boys between the age of twelve and sixty were killed immediately or they were sending to concentration camps. Up to 3,000, who tried to escape, were shot or decapitated in the fields. A third of the 5,200 refugees from Srebrenica were less than 5 years old. Finally on August 30, 1995, effective military intervention finally began as the U.S. led a massive North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) bombing campaign in response to the killings at Srebrenica which last for three…

the fear of cross breeding. Hitler feared the “aborigine” because people who originated from different countries are integrating with superior races, which Hitler deemed unconstitutional. Hitler wanted control over the inferior races and his military men; if Hitler did not get want he wanted you would kill you on the spot. Similarly, the Bosnian people faced the hatred as seen with the holocaust and Rwandan. In July 1995, of more than eight thousand Muslim Bosnians, mainly men and boys, in and…

The siege of Sarajevo, the longest in the history of modern warfare, began on April 5th 1992 and ended on February 29th 1996. During the four years, the politically motivated Army of Republika Srpska, under the command of Radovan Karadžić and Ratko Mladić, dropped an average of 377 shells every single day causing damage to over 64% of the buildings and over 100,000 apartments. The Bosnian Serb army also used the hills surrounding Sarajevo to its advantage by placing snipers there who targeted…

Ukrainian Insurgent Army and the Bandera wing of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalist in the territories of Poland which at that time were occupied by the Nazi Germany. Their main aim was to “clean out the Polish element” and form Poland without Volhynia territories. About 60,000 people became victims of this cruel operation and children and women also were not an exception. It was done with the nationalistic views in order to claim rights for the land through the humiliation of Poles in…

(Corder). And today, many Serbs and Bosnian Serbs take pride in the events of the war. They believe the war criminals who orchestrated everything are heroes. Many Serb villages still call for continuation of war while remaining hostile towards other ethnicities and the West. (Aida Cerkez). Fortunately, Bosnia today has made great strides to recover. The country of Bosnia has the highest literacy, life expectancy, and education levels in the region, and has the third fastest growing tourism rate…