conflicts in the Balkans during the 90s

 During the conflicts in the Balkans during the 90s, the UN organized a peacekeeping force to help build peace and pave the way to end the conflicts.

One such country that sent a contingent was the Netherlands. The Dutch provided aircraft for Operation Deny Flight, which was the implementation of a no-fly zone above the conflict area, shooting down 1 MIG-29 with their F-16s. They also gained a reputation for their accuracy in bombing targets, as well as infamy for using cluster munitions. They also provided ground troops for the mission as well. One of the units was the "Dutchbat," a lightly armed battalion stationed in Srebrenica, a UN safe area. But that didn't stop the Bosnian Serb Forces from attacking and eventually taking the area. The relatively small Dutch peacekeeping force knew that they were outnumbered and outgunned, cut off from any reinforcements, and with air support not available, the best they could do was cooperate with the heavily armed and experienced Bosnian Serb Soldiers. With refugees flooding the Dutch camp and being surrounded by the Bosnian Serbs, they followed the Bosnian Serbs' instructions to help load the refugees onto busses, while the Bosnian Serbs separated the men and boys away from the women. What happened next is honestly heartbreaking, as the Bosnian Serbs committed the first genocide in Europe since 1945. Estimates vary, but they agree that around 8000 Bosniak Muslims were killed in a matter of days. The Dutch government accepted that they played a part in the Genocide and offered compensation to the victims. Photo of UN Investigators inspecting one of the sites where mass killings of Bosniak Muslims occurred

lesson-you can be sorry after a genocide, but you cannot heal the broken hearts of people affected by genocide.




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