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Srebrenica Genocide Anniversary Marked

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Thousands gathered in Bosnia and Herzegovina to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, burying ten newly identified victims. Views on the anniversary remain divided, with one survivor accusing Serbia of ordering a 1992 attack.

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War Reporter Reveals How World Learned of Srebrenica: 'At First, Even I Didn't Believe It'

AP war reporter Aida Čerkez shared how the world came to know about the Srebrenica massacre, detailing the arduous process that led to a survivor's testimony reaching global headlines on October 5, 1995. Her account also explains how Bosnia and Herzegovina became the birthplace of global DNA identification standards for victims. In July 1995, as the international community speculated about the fat…

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