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The Serbs wanted more territory and needed to "ethnic cleanse" the Bosnian Muslim population.

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The Bosnian Genocide occurred in Herzegovina-Bosnia which is East of Croatia and West of Serbia

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This conflict occurred from April th of 1992 to December 14th of 1995.

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In 1992 Radovan Karadzic became the president of the self-declared Republic of Serbia. He allied with Yugoslavia in order to take control over parts of Bosnia and start to "ethnic cleanse."

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In 1987 Milosevic became the head of the  League of Communists of Serbia. In 1992, he aided the Republic of Serbia by sending Serbian militias to reunite Bosnia and Croatia with them. After the war, he was captured and brought to UN’s International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia where he was charged of planning and executing the massacres in Bosnia.

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The Bosnian Serb Soldiers were responsible for the executions and rapes of around 80,000 Bosnian Muslims.

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The Bosnian Muslims were the main targets of the ethnic cleansings. They were brought to concentration camps where they were raped and executed. "Bosniaks" were a nickname given to them by the Serbs.

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The Bosnian Croats were also victims of the genocide, and they participated these horrific events alongside the Bosniaks. However, they weren't pursued as much as the Bosniaks

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On April 6th of 1944, the Rwandan Genocide officially began when the Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian President Cyprien Ntaryamira are killed. This ends the peace talks between the two countries which soon turns into a genocide.

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On April 19th, 1995 a truck packed with explosives driven by Timothy McVeigh was driven to outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building where it exploded. The explosion killed 168 people and left hundreds more injured.

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As one of the NATO members, the US helped enforce Operation Deliberate Force in which led to bombings and destructions of more than 300 Bosnian Serb targets as well as killing several Bosnian Soldiers

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On November 1st, 1995, the United States hosted the Dayton Peace talks near Dayton, Ohio.

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How did other countries respond to the mass killings of Muslims?

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How did other countries respond to the mass killings of Muslims?

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NATO and the United Nation's involvement greatly impacted the outcome of the Bosnian War. First off in Operation Deliberate Force - NATO Bosnian Intervention, Ben Loudermilk writes"Operation Deliberate Force led to the destruction of more than 300 Bosnian Serb targets as well as the deaths of several Bosnian Serb soldiers and civilians. In December of 1995, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization sent a strong peacekeeping force, consisting of 60,000 enlisted men and officers, into Bosnia, with the intention of enforcing the famous Dayton Peace Agreement. "With the help of NATO's Operation Deliberate Force, the Bosnian Serb army was greatly weakened allowing for an easier victory for the Bosnian Muslims and Croats."By 1993, the Serbs held more than 70 percent of Bosnia. In May of that year, the UN Security Council declared six besieged Bosnian cities to be 'safe areas' for refugees. The cities were Sarajevo, Bihac, Gorazde, Srbrenica, Tuzla, and Zep. These 'safe areas' were to be protected by UN peacekeeping troops using 'all necessary means,' including the use of force,' The UN also ordered Bosnian Serbs to withdraw their forces and allow humanitarian aid to reach the refugees."With the help of the United Nations, the Bosnian Muslims were able to be kept safe and be protected while the war was raging. The defense of the Muslims helped decrease the amounts of massacres and executions. "In December of 1995, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization sent a strong peacekeeping force, consisting of 60,000 enlisted men and officers, into Bosnia, with the intention of enforcing the famous Dayton Peace Agreement. The agreement, which was crafted to ensure peace, prevailed, and also helped prevent renewed hostilities among the warring factions. Twelve months later, in December of 1996, the Stabilization Force (led by NATO), was created with the objective of continually enforcing the Dayton Peace Agreement in the region."With the enforcement of the Dayton Peace Agreement, the Bosnian war was able to officially end and it brought justice upon the perpetrators.

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How did the Serbians rise above the Muslims when they were the minority population?

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How did the Serbians rise above the Muslims when they were the minority population?

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The Bosnian Serbs gained power and rose above the Bosniaks by obtaining military help from Serbia and with the motivation of nationality. First off, the New World Encyclopedia on the Bosnian War informs us that "The Bosnian Serb members of parliament, consisting mainly of the Serb Democratic Party members, including some other party representatives (which would form the "Independent Members of Parliament Caucus"), abandoned the Bosnian parliament, and formed the Assembly of Serbian People of Bosnia and Herzegovina on October 24, 1991, which marked the end of the tri-national coalition that governed after the elections in 1990. This Assembly established the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina on February 9, 1992, which became Republika Srpska in August 1992. The official aim of this act, stated in the original text of the Constitution of Republika Srpska, later amended, was to preserve the Yugoslav federation. It had strong support from Serbia, where the idea of restoring an ancient Greater Serbia was very popular. This included a substantial portion of Bosnia." When a few of the Bosnian Serb political members created the Assembly of Serbian People of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnian Serbs broke off from the Bosniaks and Croats. They wanted to create a greater Serbia and was powered by the feelings of nationalism. Secondly in the news cover Ethnic Cleansing, Russel Watson and Margaret Warner writes, "The struggle in what used to be Yugoslavia turns out to be not just a civil war but a ruthless campaign by members of one ethnic group to "purify" the land by driving out others. Suddenly the response of the outside world so far--a lot of hand-wringing and a few relief supplies for one besieged city, Sarajevo-looks pathetically inadequate." As nationalists, the Bosnian serbs declared themselves as the "superior" and strived to "purify" the land and rid the Bosniaks. So they were powered by their nationalism. Lastly, in an article on Radovan Karadzic in Encyclopedia Britannica, it claims, "With the support of Serbian Pres. Slobodan Miloševic and the Bosnian Serb military leader Gen. Ratko Mladić, Karadžić began a campaign to take control of parts of Bosnia and to purge the areas of non-Serb peoples. Throughout the period from 1992 to 1995, he alternately pursued ruthless military actions and expressed interest in peace efforts advanced by Western leaders." The President of the New Republic of Serbia, gained military support from the president of Serbia, Slobodan Milosevic. WIth their help, the Bosnian Serbs were able to rise above the Muslims. In conclusion, the Bosnian Serbs rise to power was fueled by their nationalism and the support of Serbia

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This is a map of the after the Bosnian war which shows the lands inhabited by the three different populations.
Orange-Serbs
Blue-Croats
Teal-Bosnian Muslims
Light Blue- A mix of Croats and Bosniaks.

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The memorial of the Srebrenica Massacre victims. It is at the Potočari Memorial Centre in Bosnia.

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Radovan Karadžić waiting for his final verdict at International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague, Netherlands.

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The Bosnian Serbs captured Bosnian Muslims and brought them to concentration camps, where the men and women were separated. The men and boys were tortured and executed while the women were raped. Overall, the Bosnian war caused around 100,000 deaths in which 80 percent were Bosnian Muslims.