Bosnian War
Sarajevo siege conflict
The Bosnian War was an armed conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1995, following the country's declaration of independence from Yugoslavia.
The war involved Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks), Serbs, and Croats, and was marked by ethnic cleansing, siege warfare, and atrocities including the Srebrenica massacre.
NATO intervention and the Dayton Agreement ended the fighting.
His family fled during the Bosnian War.
- peacekeepersForces maintaining cease-fires
- UN peacekeepingMultinational troops maintaining ceasefires
- blue helmetsHead covers tinted azure
- ethnic cleansingSystematic removal of populations
- SarajevoBosnia's chief city
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