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Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide in which Serb forces systematically killed more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys.

The Srebrenica genocide was the worst atrocity on European soil since the Holocaust.

Here’s what led to it

Genocide is not committed by a small group of individuals, rather a large number of people and the state all contribute to genocide https://aje.io/sxwum  | #Srebrenica

Remembering Srebrenica: This virtual tour serves as a reminder that Srebrenica should not happen again to anyone, anywhere http://aje.io/xnqpc 

Survivors recount Bosnia's Srebrenica genocide, 25 years on https://aje.io/s6ma7 

“Until everyone is found, I will not stop searching for them.”

Ramiz Nukic, a Srebrenica genocide survivor, has been searching for remains of victims of the massacre since 2005.

On July 11, 1995, 17-year-old Nedzad Avdic attempted to escape the mass shooting planned for him – he shares his story and his perspective on the future https://aje.io/s6ma7  | #Srebrenica

“They told us that their only dilemma was whether to kill us there or to slaughter us down below in that stream we passed.”

Emir Bektic, a Srebrenica survivor, recounts Europe’s worst massacre since World War II that took place 25 years ago.