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The Srebrenica massacre, also known as the Srebrenica genocide, was the systematic mass murder of approximately 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys in and around the town of Srebrenica during the Bosnian War. The killings occurred in July 1995. Srebrenica, a town in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, had been declared a UN-protected "safe area" and was defended by a small contingent of Dutch UN peacekeepers.

In July 1995, Bosnian Serb forces, led by General Ratko Mladić, overran the UN safe area. While the Dutch battalion was overwhelmed and ultimately withdrew, thousands of Bosniak civilians sought refuge at the UN compound in Potočari, just outside Srebrenica. Bosnian Serb forces systematically separated men and boys from women, children, and the elderly. The men and boys were then taken to various locations and executed.

The Srebrenica massacre is considered the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) have ruled that the events constituted genocide. Numerous individuals, including Ratko Mladić and Radovan Karadžić, have been convicted of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide for their roles in the massacre. The event remains a significant and painful memory for Bosnia and Herzegovina and is commemorated annually.