Siege of Sarajevo
The siege of Sarajevo was a long blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War. It was done by members of the Yugoslav People's Army. The city was then taken by the Army of Republika Srpska from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996 (1,425 days). It lasted three times longer than the Battle of Stalingrad and more than a year longer than the siege of Leningrad,[1] and was the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern war.[2]
Siege Of Sarajevo Media
Territories controlled by Serb forces
A CIA map of the JNA attack on 2 May 1992
Dutch reporter Robert Dulmers at Hakija Turajlić's graveside, Ali Pasha Mosque, March 1993
Examples of weapons used against Sarajevans displayed at Sarajevo Tunnel Museum
Sarajevo residents collecting firewood, winter of 1992–1993
Citizens of Sarajevo in line for water
Overall view of downtown Grbavica, a suburb of Sarajevo. March 1996
The remains of the building of Sarajevo newspaper Oslobođenje, kept as a memorial for several years after the siege
A Bosnian Serb target is hit by U.S. aircraft
References
- ↑ Spencer Burke, Sarajevo Rose Archived 31 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Connelly, Charlie (8 October 2005). "The new siege of Sarajevo". The Times (UK). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article575571.ece. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
