Barimo massacre refers to the
massacre of 26
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry ...
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Barimo, Višegrad in August 1992 by the Bosnian Serb Army. The victims were mostly women and children. The entire village was burnt down and destroyed, including religious buildings. The eldest victim was Hanka Halilović, born in 1900, and the youngest was Fadila Bajrić, born in 1980.
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List of massacres in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The following is a list of massacres that occurred during the Bosnian War.
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{{Europe topic , List of massacres in
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Bosnian War
The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i H ...
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Višegrad
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Visegrad massacre Visegrad, meaning in Slavic languages the "upper town" (or "acropolis"), may refer to:
Places
* Višegrad (disambiguation)
* Vishegrad, Kardzhali Province, a village in Bulgaria
* Vishegrad, the highest peak of Sakar Mountain in Bulgaria
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Paklenik Massacre
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Bosanska Jagodina massacre
The Bosanska Jagodina Massacre refers to the execution of 17 Bosniak civilians from Višegrad on 26 May 1992, all of which were men. This war crime was most probably carried out by paramilitary forces "Avengers" led by Milan Lukić, under the co ...
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Vilina Vlas
Vilina Vlas was a rape camp active during the Bosnian War. It served as one of the main detention facilities where Bosniak civilian prisoners were beaten, tortured and murdered and the women raped by prison guards during the Višegrad massacres ...
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Uzamnica camp
Uzamnica camp was an internment camp established in 1992 by JNA forces housing Bosniak civilian prisoners during the Bosnian War.
Many of the Bosniaks who were not killed in the Višegrad massacres were detained at various locations in the town, ...
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Milan Lukić
Milan Lukić ( sr-cyr, Милан Лукић; born 6 September 1967) is a Bosnian Serb war criminal who led the White Eagles paramilitary group during the Bosnian War. He was found guilty by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yug ...
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Željko Lelek
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Momir Savić Momir Savić (born 21 January 1951, Drinsko, Višegrad) is a Bosnian Serb paramilitary commander convicted for war crimes committed during the ethnic cleansing of the Višegrad region of eastern Bosnia during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War.
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Visegrad Genocide Memories
1992 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Massacres in the Bosnian War
Massacres in 1992
Serbian war crimes in the Bosnian War
August 1992 events in Europe
Višegrad
Massacres of Bosniaks
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