As the genocide came closer to an end, the orders went out to "block, crush and destroy the straggling parts of the Muslim group."
Up to 7,500 men, and boys over 13 years old, were killed. They were trucked or marched to their places of death. Up to 3,000, many in the act of trying to escape, were shot or decapitated in the fields. (Mladic had sent out his written order to 'block, crush and destroy the straggling parts of the Muslim group'; it was carried out.) 1,500 were locked in a warehouse and sprayed with machine gun fire and grenades. Others died in their thousands on farms, football fields, school playgrounds. The whole action was carried out with military efficiency. (It is said that the transport drivers were each forced to kill one man, to deter them from testifying against the Serb troops later.)
Thousands of the bodies were buried in mass graves. US aerial reconnaissance film shows the signs of a mass grave being covered by earth-moving equipment. Later many bodies were dug up and moved to more secret burial places. (http://www.ppu.org.uk/genocide/g_bosnia1.html)
Thousands of the bodies were moved from concentration camps and buried in mass graves around different parts of the country. This was done in an attempt to hide the evidence of genocide. Men, women, and children of all ages were savagely executed and even buried alive. While many of these mass graves have been unearthed, many are still being found up to this day. The Muslim death toll continues to increase. The United Nations and other various organizations have taken on the task of uncovering those who have been killed.
Here is an article that was posted in the New York Times which has more detailed information on the process of resuming persons from the mass graves. LINK
Below are some pictures of those exhumed from these mass graves. Part have been taken from google searches and others from this related blog.
PHOTO: Remains of a Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) child and a baby killed by Serbs around Srebrenica. The victims were barricaded in an abandoned house, set on fire, and burned alive by Bosnian Serbs around Srebrenica in 1992. The victims' remains were excavated from the mass grave Suha in the Srebrenica region, near Bratunac.
PHOTO: Remains of a pregnant Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) woman and her unborn baby excavated from the mass grave Suha in Srebrenica region, near Bratunac. Baby's undeveloped head, fingers, and legs are clearly visible. The woman was barricaded in an abandoned house and then set on fire by Bosnian Serbs around Srebrenica. When she tried to escape, she was shot with a single bullet to her stomach.
PHOTO: Two Bosnian children that were killed by Serb Soldiers and Buried in a mass grave.
As I have said above, there were many Bosnians that were buried in these mass graves by Serb Soldiers.
According to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, some of the victims that were burned alive included:
* Kurspahic, Aisa - Approximately 49 years old.
* Kurspahic, Aida - Approximately 12 years old.
* Kurspahic, Ajka - Approximately 62 years old.
* Kurspahic, Alija - Approximately 55 years old.
* Kurspahic, Almir - Approximately 10 years old.
* Kurspahic, Aner - Approximately 6 years old.
* Kurspahic, Becar - Approximately 52 years old.
* Kurspahic, Bisera - Approximately 50 years old.
* Kurspahic, Bula - Approximately 58 years old.
* Kurspahic, Dzheva - Approximately 22 years old.
* Kurspahic, Enesa - Approximately 2 years old.
* Kurspahic, first name unknown - Approximately 2 days old.
* Kurspahic, Hasa - Approximately 18 years old
* Kurspahic, Hajrija - Approximately 60 years old.
* Kurspahic, Halida - Approximately 10 years old.
* Kurspahic, Hana - Approximately 30 years old.
* Kurspahic, Hasan - Approximately 50 years old.
* Kurspahic, Hasiba - Age unknown
* Kurspahic, Hasnija - Approximately 62 years old
* Kurspahic, Hata - Approximately 68 years old.
* Kurspahic, Ifeta - Approximately 17 years old.
* Kurspahic, Igabala - Approximately 58 years old.
* Kurspahic, Ismet - Approximately 3 years old.
* Kurspahic, Ismeta - Approximately 26 years old.
* Kurspahic, Izeta - Approximately 24 years old
* Kurspahic, Kada - Approximately 40 years old
* Kurspahic, Latifa - Approximately 23 years old.
* Kurspahic, Lejla - Approximately 4 years old.
* Kurspahic, Maida - Age is unknown, she was a little girl.
* Kurspahic, Medina - Approximately 28 years old.
* Kurspahic, Medo - Approximately 50 years old.
* Kurspahic, Mejra - Approximately 47 years old.
* Kurspahic, Meva - Approximately 45 years old.
* Kurspahic, Mina - Approximately 20 years old.
* Kurspahic, Mirela - Approximately 3 years old.
* Kurspahic, Mujesira - Approximately 35 years old.
* Kurspahic, Munevera - Approximately 20 years old.
* Kurspahic, Munira - Approximately 12 years old.
* Kurspahic, Munira - Approximately 55 years old
* Kurspahic, Osman - Approximately 67 years old
* Kurspahic, Pasana or Pasija - Approximately 56 years old
* Kurspahic, Ramiza - Approximately 57 years old
* Kurspahic, Sabiha - Approximately 14 years old
* Kurspahic, Sadeta - Approximately 18 years old
* Kurspahic, Safa - Approximately 50 years old
* Kurspahic, Saha - Approximately 70 years old
* Kurspahic, Sajma - Approximately 20 years old
* Kurspahic, Seila - Approximately 2 years old
* Kurspahic, Seniha - Approximately 9 years old
* Kurspahic, Sumbula - Approximately 62 years old
* Kurspahic, Vahid - Approximately 8 years old
* A boy whose name is unknown - Approximately 11 years old
* Aljic, first name unknown, father of Suhra Aljic - Approximately 65 years old
* Alijic, first name unknown, mother of Suhra Aljic - Aproximately 65 years old
* Aljic, first name unknown, son of Suhra Aljic - Approximately 1 year old
* Aljic, Suhra - Approximately 25 years old
* Jelacic, first name unknown - Age unknown
* Tufekcic, Dehva - Approximately 28 years old
* Tufekcic, Elma - Approximately 5 years old
* Tufekcic, Ensar - Approximately 1.5 years old
* Turjacanin, Dulka - Approximately 51 years old
* Turjacanin, Sada - Approximately 29 years old
* Turjacanin, Selmir - Approximately 9 years old
* Vilic, first name unknown, daughter of Mina Vilic - Age unknown
* Vilic, first name unknown, son of Mina Vilic - Age unknown
* Vilic, Mina - Approximately 32 years old
* Vilic, Mirzeta - Approximately 8 years old
* Ajanovic, Mula - Approximately 75 years old.
* Delija, Adis - Approximately 2 years old
* Delija, Ajnija - Approximately 50 years old
* Delija, Jasmina - Approximately 24 years old
* Family name unknown - Hasena Age unknown
* Jasarevic, Tima - Age unknown
* Jasarevic, Hajra - Approximately 35 years old.
* Jasarevic, Meho - Approximately 42 years old.
* Jasarevic, Mujo - Approximately 47 years old.
* Memisevic, Fazila - Approximately 54 years old
* Memisevic, Redzo - Approximately 57 years old
* Sadikovic, Rabija - Approximately 52 years old
* Sehic, Enver - Approximately 13 years old
* Sehic, Faruk - Approximately 12 years old
* Sehic, Haraga - Age unknown
* Sehic, Kada - Approximately 39 years old
* Velic, Nurka - Approximately 70 years old
* Velic, Tima - Approximately 35 years old
* Vila, Jasmina - Approximately 20 years old
Wow, these were some really good pictures. It is obviously sad, but having this posted made an impact on your entry.
ReplyDeletegreat photos.. the story is too sad..
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