April 5 marks 25 years since the first casualties in what would turn out to be a 1,425-day siege of the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, by Bosnian Serb forces. More than 10,000 residents died as a ...

The siege of Sarajevo lasted for three years. By the time it was over, 14,000 people were dead — about 2% of the city’s population. I met no one who hadn’t lost a close relative or friend.

The Siege of Sarajevo saw a daily average of seven deaths, including combatants, although it also saw gruesome mass-casualty incidents such as a marketplace bombardment in 1994 that took 68 lives.

The Siege of Sarajevo lasted for years — now the city’s battle with Covid-19 is dragging on with no end in sight. By CNN. Published ...

The siege of Sarajevo holds other important strategic lessons for understanding the Syrian context. First, in Sarajevo, neither side had an effective approach to fighting in a major urban area, ...

Overall, it is estimated that the siege of Sarajevo lasted almost four years and cost the lives of 11,541 residents, of whom 1,601 were children.

Thirty years ago, Sarajevo was surrounded by artillery, snipers, and silence from the rest of the world. Bosnia was at war with Serbia and Croatia. Inside the besieged city, Aida Čerkez, a young ...

Remembering Sarajevo’s War-Time Movie Club Where Tickets Cost a Cigarette (But You Had to Watch Out for Snipers) In 1993, during the siege of Sarajevo, film fans started a movie club, laying the ...

Weathering the Long Siege of Sarajevo Alone, a Painter Keeps Painting. Priscilla Morris’s novel “Black Butterflies” makes the case for art in times of war. Share full article.

In the hills above Sarajevo, ... The Siege of Sarajevo lasted for years — now the city’s battle with Covid-19 is dragging on with no end in sight ...