Srebrenica offensive of July 1995
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The Srebrenica offensive of July 1995 was a Bosnian Serb military campaign during the Bosnian War that culminated in the capture of the UN-declared safe area of Srebrenica and the subsequent massacre of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys, later ruled a genocide.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1995 Srebrenica operation | 1 |
| Siege of Srebrenica | 1 |
| Srebrenica offensive of July 1995 canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bosnian War event
ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ |
| aftermath |
establishment of Srebrenica–Potočari Memorial and Cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
international recognition of Srebrenica genocide ⓘ war crimes trials at ICTY ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction | Republika Srpska (de facto control during offensive) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Army of Republika Srpska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bosniak forces in Srebrenica enclave ⓘ |
| commander |
Radovan Karadžić (political leadership)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ratko Mladić NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Bosnian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ |
| followedBy | Srebrenica genocide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Bosnian Serb campaign to consolidate territory in eastern Bosnia
ⓘ
strategic objective of Bosnian Serb leadership to eliminate Srebrenica enclave ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
increased international pressure leading to Dayton Peace Agreement
ⓘ
strengthened calls for NATO intervention in Bosnia ⓘ |
| hasPart | Srebrenica massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves | UNPROFOR Dutch battalion (Dutchbat) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalClassification | genocide (as ruled for the killings that followed) ⓘ |
| location |
Srebrenica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Srebrenica enclave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
failure of UN safe area protection regime
ⓘ
worst mass killing in Europe since World War II ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | > 8,000 Bosniak men and boys killed ⓘ |
| opponent | Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina units in Srebrenica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bosnian Serb campaign in eastern Bosnia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bosnian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Army of Republika Srpska units
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bosnian Serb forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
demilitarization agreement of Srebrenica safe area
ⓘ
siege and isolation of Srebrenica enclave ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
International Court of Justice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
UN-declared safe area of Srebrenica
ⓘ
Žepa offensive of July 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
capture of Srebrenica
ⓘ
fall of UN-declared safe area of Srebrenica ⓘ forced displacement of Bosniak civilians ⓘ mass killing of Bosniak men and boys ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
forced marches of Bosniak men through forests toward Tuzla
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forcible transfer of women, children, and elderly ⓘ mass executions at multiple sites around Srebrenica ⓘ separation of Bosniak men and boys from women and children ⓘ |
| startTime | July 1995 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | July 1995 ⓘ |
| victim |
Bosniak boys
ⓘ
Bosniak civilian population of Srebrenica ⓘ Bosniak men ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Siege of Srebrenica
this entity surface form:
1995 Srebrenica operation