On the 29th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide, the greatest human tragedy in Europe since World War II, a funeral prayer will be held in the afternoon for the 14 identified victims. A commemoration programme will be held at the Srebrenica Memorial Centre before the funeral prayer. The names of the victims buried today are as follows:
- Beriz Mujic
- Hamed Salic
- Hasib and Camil Efendic brothers
- Mehmed Krdzic
- Sabrina Omic
- Musan Siljkovic
- Sakib Harbas
- Ahmet Jasarevic
- Nevres Salihovic
- Ibrahim Salkic
- Midhat Basic
- Hajdin Mustafiq
- Latif Mandzic
After the occupation of Srebrenica by Serb forces under the command of Ratko Mladic on July 11, 1995, Bosniak civilians who took refuge with Dutch soldiers under the United Nations were later handed over to the Serbs. While women and children reached the area under the control of Bosniak soldiers, at least 8,372 Bosniak men were massacred in forest areas, factories and warehouses.
In the efforts to find the missing after the war, the victims whose bodies were found in mass graves were identified and buried in a ceremony held at the Potocari Memorial Cemetery every year on July 11. With this year’s ceremony, the number of victims buried in the memorial cemetery will rise to 6,765.
