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How much do you really know about Srebrenica massacre? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

The UN Security Council had declared Srebrenica a 'safe area' just two years before the massacre.

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In 1993, Resolution 819 established Srebrenica as a UN safe area, but it was never demilitarized effectively.

2.

Over 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were systematically executed over several days in July 1995.

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The ICTY documented the execution of 8,372 victims, with mass graves found across the region.

3.

The Srebrenica massacre was the only recognized genocide in Europe since World War II.

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The International Court of Justice and ICTY both ruled it an act of genocide, unique in post-WWII European history.

4.

The massacre was committed solely by Bosnian Serb paramilitary groups without army involvement.

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The Bosnian Serb Army (VRS), under Ratko Mladić, planned and carried out the killings alongside police units.

5.

Dutch peacekeepers stationed in Srebrenica were fully armed and fought to protect the enclave.

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Dutchbat was lightly armed and under a UN mandate that restricted use of force; they did not engage in combat.

6.

Most victims were killed with chemical weapons to speed up the executions.

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Executions were carried out with rifles and machine guns; no evidence of chemical weapon use exists.

7.

Survivors of the massacre were airlifted to safety by NATO forces after the killings began.

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No evacuation occurred; survivors walked through enemy lines to reach Bosnian government territory.

8.

A Dutch court held the Netherlands liable for the deaths of three Bosniak men in a landmark 2019 ruling.

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The Dutch Supreme Court found the state partially responsible for failing to prevent their deaths after they were expelled from the UN compound.

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