Srebrenica GenocideHave you ever witnessed the death of thousands of your own people? The Bosnian people saw more than 8,000 of their men and boys massacred through racial cleansing. The Srebrenica genocide was a horrible massacre in Bosnia, it is an important event in Europe because it is the second largest massacre after the Holocaust. What led to this massacre, what would make someone want to kill many innocent Europeans? and the boys? The goal of the genocide was supposed to be racial cleansing, a man named General Miadic told his soldiers: "Our plans cannot be carried out without committing genocide." » Before the genocide On January 7, Bosnian Muslim forces attacked a Serb-controlled village and killed village residents. During April, the Naser Oric was withdrawn from the enclave by Muslim leaders, leaving the Muslims demoralized and without equipment. Then, in May, 350 Dutch peacekeepers were held hostage by the Serbs in the capital Sarajevo in response to NATO airstrikes, which stunned the UN. Eventually, General Janvier, who was the UN commander in Bosnia, addressed the UN headquarters in New York, urging the Security Council to protect the safe zone by granting them a massive troop surge, or to withdraw peacekeepers, so that they can carry out their operations. airstrikes, January was ordered to continue. These events led to what was the second largest massacre in European history. On July 11 at 11:00 a.m., more than 20,000 refugees - women, children, elderly and sick people - fled to the Dutch base located 5 kilometers away. Later in the afternoon, 2 Dutch F-16 planes dropped 2 bombs on Serbian positions, the Serbs then threatened to kill the Dutch hostages and...... middle of paper...... Slav Krstic , who played a major role in the genocide, was convicted of genocide and sentenced to 46 years in prison. Mladic was arrested in 2011. So far, 38 officers and generals have been found guilty of participation in this terrible crime. A memorial for all the victims of the genocide was created. It consists of rows and rows of bodies both unidentified and identified. Many people will never have the answers to who killed their sons, daughters and loved ones, but they know they can come and honor the lives of the victims. The Srebrenica genocide was a horrific massacre in Bosnia. It is an important event in Europe because it is the second largest massacre after the Holocaust. What would you do if you witnessed a crime like this, do you stand up and speak out or do you stay silent and hide in the shadows like many neighboring countries have done? Bosnia ?.