How many people were killed during the Siege of Sarajevo?

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Bosnian conflict: destruction in Sarajevo — Bosnian War Buildings and vehicles destroyed in Grbavica, a suburb of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian conflict (1992–95).

During the Siege of Sarajevo, which lasted from April 1992 to February 1996, an estimated 11,540 people were killed in the city. This tragic toll included at least 500 children who lost their lives during the conflict.1

The siege, characterized by the systematic targeting of civilians through artillery fire and sniper attacks, remains a stark reminder of the human cost of war and the fundamental necessity of protecting non-combatants in any conflict.1