Srebrenica
Chronology of Genocide
MARCH 3, 1992: Bosnian and Herzegovina declares independence
APRIL 2, 1992: Bosnian Serbs start the siege of Sarajevo, marking the beginning of war
APRIL 14, 1992: Bosnian Serbs forces and irregulars from Serbia take over eastern Bosnia, including Srebrenica
MAY 17, 1992: Bosnian Serb forces leave Srebrenica after skirmishes with Bosnian Government forces
MAY-JUNE 1992: Tens of thousands of Bosnian Muslim refugees from eastern Bosnia flocked in Srebrenica
MARCH 16, 1993: As Bosnian Serb forces threaten to take the town, UN Security Council adopts Resolution 819, declaring Srebrenica a Safe Area
APRIL 16, 1993: Bosnian Government signs a demilitarization agreement and accepts disarmament of its troops in Srebrenica
APRIL 17, 1993: a company of Canadian UN contingent enters Srebrenica
MARCH 10, 1994: Dutch battalion replaces Canadian contingent after protracted negotiations with Bosnian Serbs
JULY 7, 1995: Bosnian Serb forces attack the Save Area; Dutch solder killed while falling back by Bosnian Government forces
JULY 8-9, 1995: Four of thirteen observation posts abandoned by Dutch -30 Dutch taken prisoners by Bosnian Serbs
10 July, 1995: Government forces drive off Bosnian-Serb forces in a successful counter-attack
11 July, 1995: Dutch request for air strikes turned down-2 Dutch F-16’s make an attack on two Bosnian-Serb tanks; Bosnian Serb troops under the command of General Ratko Mladic enter Srebrenica in the afternoon; in the evening, a column consisting of fifteen to twenty thousand men is formed in the northeast of the enclave and begins to fight its way through to Tuzla
12 July, 1995: Bosnian-Serb forces surround Potocari compound (HQ, Dutch forces) and begin to forcibly separate and deport 35, 000 Bosnian-Muslim civilians; 50 to 60 buses and trucks arrive near the compound and the process of forcible transfer of Bosnian Muslim women and children begins; over one thousand men separated and transported to detention sites in Bratunac on 12 and 13 July
13 July, 1995: A group of approximately 16 men from the column is captured and summarily executed on the bank of Jader River; over 150 men transported to Cerska Valley, where Serb forces executed them, and using heavy equipment, covered them with dirt’ starting in the late hours, Bosnian Serb forces summarily executed over 1,000 Bosnian Muslim men detained in a large warehouse in Kravica; additional 10-15 prisoners are executed at Sandici Meadow.
14 July, 1995: Approximately 1,000 prisoners who were held in a school building in the Orahovac, near Zvornik, are taken out and killed; over 1,000 prisoners are assembled at the dam in the village of Petkovci, in the vicinity of Zvornik, and summarily executed in the evening; approximately 1,200 prisoners are taken to the school in the village of Pilica- many of them were killed
July 16, 1995: The remaining members of the group of about 1,200 prisoners from school in Pilica are transported to Branjevo military farm and executed; Bosnian Serb troops execute some 500 men held in Pilica Cultural Center; another 500 prisoners are transported to an isolated spot in Kozluk, near Zvornik, and executed; EU Special Envoy Carl Bildt, Special Representative of Secretary General Yasushi Akashi and General Rupert Smith meet with Slobodan Milosevic and General Ratko Mladic in the vicinity of Belgrade to discuss the evacuation of Dutchbatt from Potocari
17 July, 1995: Dutchbatt Deputy Commander, Major Robert Franken signs agreement with Bosnian-Serb forces stating the evacuation of Refugees occurred “correctly”
19 July, 1995: Bosnian-Serb General Ratko Mladic signs agreement with UN-General Rupert Smith for UN to evacuate Srebenica
21 July, 1995: Dutch forces abandon Srebenica leaving 14 APC’s (Armored Personnel Carriers), 18 vehicles and anti-tank weapons to Bosnian-Serb forces
APRIL 2, 1992: Bosnian Serbs start the siege of Sarajevo, marking the beginning of war
APRIL 14, 1992: Bosnian Serbs forces and irregulars from Serbia take over eastern Bosnia, including Srebrenica
MAY 17, 1992: Bosnian Serb forces leave Srebrenica after skirmishes with Bosnian Government forces
MAY-JUNE 1992: Tens of thousands of Bosnian Muslim refugees from eastern Bosnia flocked in Srebrenica
MARCH 16, 1993: As Bosnian Serb forces threaten to take the town, UN Security Council adopts Resolution 819, declaring Srebrenica a Safe Area
APRIL 16, 1993: Bosnian Government signs a demilitarization agreement and accepts disarmament of its troops in Srebrenica
APRIL 17, 1993: a company of Canadian UN contingent enters Srebrenica
MARCH 10, 1994: Dutch battalion replaces Canadian contingent after protracted negotiations with Bosnian Serbs
JULY 7, 1995: Bosnian Serb forces attack the Save Area; Dutch solder killed while falling back by Bosnian Government forces
JULY 8-9, 1995: Four of thirteen observation posts abandoned by Dutch -30 Dutch taken prisoners by Bosnian Serbs
10 July, 1995: Government forces drive off Bosnian-Serb forces in a successful counter-attack
11 July, 1995: Dutch request for air strikes turned down-2 Dutch F-16’s make an attack on two Bosnian-Serb tanks; Bosnian Serb troops under the command of General Ratko Mladic enter Srebrenica in the afternoon; in the evening, a column consisting of fifteen to twenty thousand men is formed in the northeast of the enclave and begins to fight its way through to Tuzla
12 July, 1995: Bosnian-Serb forces surround Potocari compound (HQ, Dutch forces) and begin to forcibly separate and deport 35, 000 Bosnian-Muslim civilians; 50 to 60 buses and trucks arrive near the compound and the process of forcible transfer of Bosnian Muslim women and children begins; over one thousand men separated and transported to detention sites in Bratunac on 12 and 13 July
13 July, 1995: A group of approximately 16 men from the column is captured and summarily executed on the bank of Jader River; over 150 men transported to Cerska Valley, where Serb forces executed them, and using heavy equipment, covered them with dirt’ starting in the late hours, Bosnian Serb forces summarily executed over 1,000 Bosnian Muslim men detained in a large warehouse in Kravica; additional 10-15 prisoners are executed at Sandici Meadow.
14 July, 1995: Approximately 1,000 prisoners who were held in a school building in the Orahovac, near Zvornik, are taken out and killed; over 1,000 prisoners are assembled at the dam in the village of Petkovci, in the vicinity of Zvornik, and summarily executed in the evening; approximately 1,200 prisoners are taken to the school in the village of Pilica- many of them were killed
July 16, 1995: The remaining members of the group of about 1,200 prisoners from school in Pilica are transported to Branjevo military farm and executed; Bosnian Serb troops execute some 500 men held in Pilica Cultural Center; another 500 prisoners are transported to an isolated spot in Kozluk, near Zvornik, and executed; EU Special Envoy Carl Bildt, Special Representative of Secretary General Yasushi Akashi and General Rupert Smith meet with Slobodan Milosevic and General Ratko Mladic in the vicinity of Belgrade to discuss the evacuation of Dutchbatt from Potocari
17 July, 1995: Dutchbatt Deputy Commander, Major Robert Franken signs agreement with Bosnian-Serb forces stating the evacuation of Refugees occurred “correctly”
19 July, 1995: Bosnian-Serb General Ratko Mladic signs agreement with UN-General Rupert Smith for UN to evacuate Srebenica
21 July, 1995: Dutch forces abandon Srebenica leaving 14 APC’s (Armored Personnel Carriers), 18 vehicles and anti-tank weapons to Bosnian-Serb forces
