Dutchbat
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Dutchbat was the Dutch battalion of UN peacekeepers deployed to protect the Srebrenica enclave during the Bosnian War, whose failure to prevent the 1995 massacre made it a symbol of international peacekeeping shortcomings.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations peacekeeping battalion
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| aftermathConsequence |
political crisis in the Netherlands
ⓘ
resignation of Dutch government in 2002 over Srebrenica report ⓘ |
| airSupportOutcome | insufficient and delayed air strikes ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Dutch Battalion in Srebrenica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroupOfCivilians | Bosniak Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
United Nations Security Council Resolution 819
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 836 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderDuringSrebrenica | Thom Karremans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Bosnian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
failure to protect Bosniak civilians in Srebrenica
ⓘ
handing over Bosniak men and boys to Bosnian Serb forces ⓘ |
| dateOfKeyEvent | July 1995 ⓘ |
| engagementType | peacekeeping rather than peace enforcement ⓘ |
| garrisonOrBaseDuringMission | Potočari base near Srebrenica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPersonnel | Dutch ⓘ |
| legacy |
case study in limitations of UN peacekeeping
ⓘ
ongoing debate about command responsibility and state liability ⓘ |
| legalResponsibilityAttributedTo | State of the Netherlands (in some civil cases) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationDeployed |
Potočari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Srebrenica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandateType | peacekeeping ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Srebrenica genocide
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fall of Srebrenica in July 1995 ⓘ |
| numberOfRefugeesShelteredApprox | thousands of Bosniak civilians at Potočari ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedUnderMandateOf |
UNPROFOR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Army of Republika Srpska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Netherlands Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
implement United Nations safe area mandate in Srebrenica
ⓘ
protect Srebrenica enclave ⓘ |
| relatedMassKilling | murder of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys ⓘ |
| requestedSupportFrom | NATO air power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInUNSafeArea | main ground force responsible for Srebrenica safe area security ⓘ |
| rulesOfEngagement | limited use of force ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Dutch parliamentary inquiries
ⓘ
European Court of Human Rights cases involving Dutch responsibility ⓘ Netherlands Institute for War Documentation (NIOD) report on Srebrenica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subunitOf | UNPROFOR Dutch contingent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
failure of UN safe areas policy
ⓘ
international peacekeeping shortcomings ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1994–1995 ⓘ |
| troopComposition | Dutch soldiers ⓘ |
| underCommandOf | UNPROFOR sector command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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