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What was the Srebrenica genocide?

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The Srebrenica genocide was the killing of at least 7,000 Bosniak men and boys in the designated UN “safe area” of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina in July 1995. It is considered the worst episode of mass murder in Europe since World War II. It was perpetrated by Bosnian Serb forces under the command of Gen. Ratko Mladić.