| 1. | PROLOGUE |
| 2. | BACKGROUND |
| 3. | BSA OFFENSIVE ON THE SAFE ZONE |
| 3.1. | The Setting |
| 3.2. | July 6th, 1995 |
| 3.3. | July 7th, 1995 |
| 3.4. | July 8th, 1995 |
| 3.5. | July 9th, 1995 |
| 3.6. | July 10th, 1995 |
| 4. | THE FALL OF SREBRENICA SAFE ZONE |
| 5. | EXECUTIONS |
| 6. | MASS GRAVES |
| 7. | HAGUE TRIBUNAL |
| 8. | PERCEPTIONS |
| 9. | REFERENCES |
| 1. | PROLOGUE |
| 2. | BACKGROUND |
| 3. | BSA OFFENSIVE ON THE SAFE ZONE |
| 3.1. | The Setting |
| 3.2. | July 6th, 1995 |
| 3.3. | July 7th, 1995 |
| 3.4. | July 8th, 1995 |
| 3.5. | July 9th, 1995 |
| 3.6. | July 10th, 1995 |
| 4. | THE FALL OF SREBRENICA SAFE ZONE |
| 5. | EXECUTIONS |
| 6. | MASS GRAVES |
| 7. | HAGUE TRIBUNAL |
| 8. | PERCEPTIONS |
| 9. | REFERENCES |
3.6.
July 10th, 1995
BSA Offensive on the Safe Zone
NATO
As NATO planes began to circle over the area, the Bosnian Serb Army stopped firing and the attack halted. That afternoon the NATO planes left the area.
Bosnian Serb Army attack on Srebrenica
As the planes left, the Bosnian Serb Army continued firing on the Dutch as long as the UN blockades were not in the town itself. The Dutch still held Srebrenica, but the Bosnian Serb Army held all the key positions and were ready to enter the town the following day.
“On one side there were 370 soldiers in the Dutch battalion, and on the other there were thousands of soldiers armed to the teeth. Even if we’d had three times as many peacekeepers they wouldn’t have been enough to stop the Serbs.”
- Witness Gerald Verhaegh, a soldier in the Dutch battalion:
The International Community and Srebrenica
“From late May to late July, the power to authorize air strikes was given to UN political leaders. UN military commanders in the former Yugoslavia could only recommend air strikes, but could not authorize them. This special measure, adopted in late May, was in force up to the conference in London, in July 95.“
- Florence Hartmann, Author and Independent Researcher
Request for Air Support - Telephone conversation
Srebrenica - The Dutch battalion Commander: Tuzla - UNPROFOR’s Sector North-East
The Dutch battalion Commander again requested close air support. This was approved in Tuzla and Sarajevo, and was passed to UNPROFOR headquarters in Zagreb.
The International Community and Srebrenica
“I will finish by quoting a report. This quote is aimed at showing that the synthesis that I made regarding the role of the international community was not my personal view. The UN report reads that 'states in the Security Council and the Contact Group must accept their share of responsibility for allowing these tragic events to happen'.”
- Florence Hartmann, Author and Independent Researcher
UNPROFOR report
Dubrovnik
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Jasushi Akashi - who was in Dubrovnik at that time - attempted to contact the President of Serbia, Slobodan Milosevic, unsuccessfully.
Refugee crisis - Telephone conversation
The UNHCR Special Envoy → The UN Secretary General’s Special Representative
Thousands of refugees were now in the town and the population was panicking.
Crisis - Telephone conversation
The UNPROFOR Commander → BSA General Mladic’s office
The UNPROFOR Commander said that the situation was impossible, and that he would do everything he could to avoid the use of force, but that there were limits.
The International Community and Srebrenica
“With Resolution 836 of June 4th, 1993, this protection was reinforced with the authorization to use force. The texts stated, 'in reply to bombardments against the safe areas by any of the parties' all six, not just Srebrenica, 'in reply to bombardments, or to armed incursion, or in the event of any deliberate obstruction in or around those areas to the freedom of movement of UNPROFOR' - that in such cases NATO could be called in.“
- Florence Hartmann, Athor and Independent Researcher