The decision was taken and UN forces arrived to protect Srebrenica ..
The United Nations resumed its efforts to implement the Armistice Agreement and to reach a final peace agreement which emphasized on the separation of Muslim forces from Serbian forces along the confrontation lines and to refrain from shooting of both sides.
It also stated that the international peacekeeping forces are to monitor the cessation of hostilities and granting the international protection forces and its officials of having the full movement freedom.
In early 1995, the supply convoys were less and less of what it was, dwindling the resources that were important to the civilians also the presence of the United Nations diminished seriously and eventually was forced on patrolling Jeep forces on foot and the soldiers who went outside the area in the weekend were not allowed to return again to the region so there numbers fell from 600 to 400 men in March and April.
The presence of Dutch soldiers among Serb forces near the observation posts was noted ..!
In spite of the pressure from the international community to put an end to the war and the ongoing efforts to negotiate a peace agreement, Radovan Karadzic, the President of the Republic of Srpska gave the Army of Srpska a direction of a long-term strategy about Srpska troops that was known as the (direction 7) which stated:
"Completion of the physical separation of Srebrenica and Zepa as soon as possible, and the prevention of any contact between individuals to carry out combat operations and create an unbearable situations for ending the hope for continued survival or life of the inhabitants of Srebrenica as planned and well-considered because of insecurity"
By mid 1995, the humanitarian situation of Bosnian civilians and military became catastrophic.
Naser Orić left by a helicopter to Tuzla, leaving high ranked officers for leadership.
In late June, series of reports including urgent appeals were issued and when it failed, Bosnian civilians began dying of hunger and the mayor of Srebrenica reported that 8 have died of starvation ...
The United Nations resumed its efforts to implement the Armistice Agreement and to reach a final peace agreement which emphasized on the separation of Muslim forces from Serbian forces along the confrontation lines and to refrain from shooting of both sides.
It also stated that the international peacekeeping forces are to monitor the cessation of hostilities and granting the international protection forces and its officials of having the full movement freedom.
In early 1995, the supply convoys were less and less of what it was, dwindling the resources that were important to the civilians also the presence of the United Nations diminished seriously and eventually was forced on patrolling Jeep forces on foot and the soldiers who went outside the area in the weekend were not allowed to return again to the region so there numbers fell from 600 to 400 men in March and April.
The presence of Dutch soldiers among Serb forces near the observation posts was noted ..!
In spite of the pressure from the international community to put an end to the war and the ongoing efforts to negotiate a peace agreement, Radovan Karadzic, the President of the Republic of Srpska gave the Army of Srpska a direction of a long-term strategy about Srpska troops that was known as the (direction 7) which stated:
"Completion of the physical separation of Srebrenica and Zepa as soon as possible, and the prevention of any contact between individuals to carry out combat operations and create an unbearable situations for ending the hope for continued survival or life of the inhabitants of Srebrenica as planned and well-considered because of insecurity"
By mid 1995, the humanitarian situation of Bosnian civilians and military became catastrophic.
Naser Orić left by a helicopter to Tuzla, leaving high ranked officers for leadership.
In late June, series of reports including urgent appeals were issued and when it failed, Bosnian civilians began dying of hunger and the mayor of Srebrenica reported that 8 have died of starvation ...
TO BE CONTINUED ..........
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