War raged in the former Yugoslavia region of Bosnia from 1992 to 1995 during which the "siege of Sarajevo" was the longest in modern history. For three and a half years the world (UN and other nations) did noting to stop the killing. During this war one in every two Bosnians was forced to flee his home. 50,000 Bosnian women were raped leading to the first conviction for sexual violence on it own as a "crime against humanity". This war was the deadliest in Europe since WWII and in 1995 an "uneasy peace" in Bosnia-Herzogovina with the struggle still going on. My knowledge of this war is limited and a lot more research is needed by anyone wishing to know more. (It is also my belief that the crime of rape was committed against a Muslim population by Christian members of Serbia and Bosnia. If this is true it might help explain why many Muslims feel hatred toward other religious groups in the region and world)
(Source: Movie "In the Land of Blood and Honey").
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