Barimo massacre
Barimo massacre | |
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Part of Bosnian War | |
Barimo Barimo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | |
Location | Barimo in Višegrad Municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Coordinates | 43°50′08″N 19°14′33″E / 43.83556°N 19.24250°ECoordinates: 43°50′08″N 19°14′33″E / 43.83556°N 19.24250°E |
Date | August 1992[1] (Central European Time) |
Target | Bosniak civilians |
Attack type | Mass killing |
Deaths | 26 |
Perpetrators | Army of Republika Srpska |
Barimo massacre refers to the massacre of 26 Bosniaks in Barimo, Višegrad in August 1992 by the Bosnian Serb Army. The victims were mostly women and children. The entire village was burnt down and destroyed, including religious buildings.[2] The eldest victim was Hanka Halilović, born in 1900, and the youngest was Fadila Bajrić, born in 1980.[3]
See also[]
- List of massacres in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Višegrad
- Visegrad massacre
- Paklenik Massacre
- Bosanska Jagodina massacre
- Vilina Vlas
- Uzamnica camp
- Milan Lukić
- Željko Lelek
- Momir Savić
References[]
- ^ Institute for War & Peace Reporting & 9 November 2005.
- ^ Otvorena hajr cesma sa imenima zrtava,M.A.,Dnevni Avaz, 25 October 2009
- ^ "RTVFBIH - RADIO-TELEVIZIJA FEDERACIJE BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE". Rtvfbih.ba. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1992 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Massacres in the Bosnian War
- Massacres in 1992
- Serbian war crimes in the Bosnian War
- August 1992 events in Europe
- Višegrad
- Bosnia and Herzegovina history stubs