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Bosnia bids farewell to 30 more newly identified Srebrenica genocide victims

On Tuesday, Bosnia and Herzegovina observed the 28th anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre by holding a memorial service to honor 30 recently identified victims of the genocide. The solemn event served as a farewell and a way to remember the lives lost during this tragic event in history.

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The UN Security Council had declared Srebrenica a "safe area" in the spring of 1993. However, troops led by Gen. Ratko Mladic, who was later found guilty of war crimes, and crimes against humanity and genocide, overran the UN zone. Dutch troops failed to act as Serb forces occupied the area, killing some 2,000 men and boys on July 11 alone.