DESTRUCTION OF MUSLIM VILLAGES AROUND SREBRENICA

According to Daniel Toljaga of the Bosnian Institute (UK),

"More than three years before the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, Bosnian Serb nationalists – with the logistical, moral and financial support of Serbia and the Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA) – destroyed 296 predominantly Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) villages in the region around Srebrenica."

Some 19 years later, Bosniak villages are still in ruins. Here are some photos, take a look for yourself:

The ruins of a home are pictured in the Bosnian Muslim villages of Pusmulici and Gladovici near Srebrenica June 2, 2011. The ghostly town is packed with people only on the anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, when families come to bury remains that are still being recovered and commemorate the victims.

A damaged home is pictured in the Bosnian Muslim village of Pusmulici and Gladovici near Srebrenica June 2, 2011.

The ruins of a home are pictured in the Bosnian Muslim villages of Pusmulici and Gladovici near Srebrenica June 2, 2011. The inscription of the ruined house reads "Dodik" referring to Bosnian Serb Premier Milorad Dodik, denialist financier and an outspoken Srebrenica genocide denier.

Ruined Bosnian Muslim house in the village of Gladovici near Srebrenica.

Remains of destroyed house in Bosnian Muslim village of Babuljice near Srebrenica.