Türkiye on Tuesday commemorated the twenty eighth anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide by which over 8,000 Bosniak civilians had been brutally killed by Bosnian Serb forces.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Twitter mentioned: “On the 28th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, which has gone down in history as a dark stain on humanity, I extend my deepest condolences to the grieving families of our martyrs and all Bosniak brothers and sisters.”
“We will never forget Srebrenica, and we will never let it be forgotten, to prevent similar atrocities from happening again,” he added.
Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz on Twitter quoted a press release of Alija Izetbegovic, impartial Bosnia and Herzegovina’s first president: “Whatever you do, don’t forget the genocide. Because the forgotten genocide is repeated.”
“We still deeply feel the pain of what happened 28 years ago in Srebrenica as if it were the first day. On the 28th anniversary of the genocide, I remember our Bosnian brothers and sisters who lost their lives,” Yilmaz added.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan additionally tweeted a picture that mentioned: “We commemorate our Bosniak brothers who were martyred 28 years ago during the Srebrenica Genocide, one of the darkest episodes of history. We will never forget! “
Srebrenica genocide
More than 8,000 Bosniak Muslims had been killed when Bosnian Serb forces attacked Srebrenica in July 1995, regardless of the presence of Dutch peacekeeping troops.
Serb forces had been making an attempt to wrest territory from Bosnian Muslims and Croats to type a state.
The UN Security Council declared Srebrenica a “safe area” within the spring of 1993. But troops led by Gen. Ratko Mladic overran the UN zone. He was later discovered responsible of battle crimes, crimes in opposition to humanity and genocide.
Dutch troops didn’t act as Serb forces occupied the world, killing 2,000 males and boys on July 11, 1995, alone.
About 15,000 residents of Srebrenica fled to the encircling mountains, however Serb troops hunted down and killed 6,000 extra individuals.
Bodies of victims have been present in 570 completely different areas throughout the nation.
In 2007, the International Court of Justice at The Hague dominated that genocide had been dedicated in Srebrenica.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
