Dutch peacekeepers in the UN-designated “safe haven” of Srebrenica were vastly outnumbered and outgunned by Bosnian Serb forces, and the resolution that authorized their deployment did not allow them to use force to defend the Bosniaks that were ostensibly under their protection. Bosnian Serb forces threatened to execute Dutch hostages, and the peacekeepers were forced to surrender their weapons and withdraw.
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