The siege of Sarajevo was a prolonged military blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the ethnically charged Bosnian War. The city was initially besieged b
Damaged government building in October 1996.
Dutch reporter Robert Dulmers at Hakija Turajlić's graveside, Ali Pasha Mosque, March 1993.
Examples of weapons used against Sarajevans displayed at Sarajevo Tunnel Museum.
Sarajevo residents collecting firewood, winter of 1992–1993.
The Army of Republika Srpska, commonly referred to in English as the Bosnian Serb Army, was the military of Republika Srpska, the self-proclaimed secessionist republic, a territory within the newly in
Siege of Sarajevo
…ethnically charged Bosnian War. The city was initially besieged by the Yugoslav People's Army, before they were replaced by elements of the newly-formed Army of Republika Srpska. Lasting from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996 (1,425 days), the siege was three times longer than the Battle of Stalingrad and more than a year longer…
A typical uniform of a VRS member during the 1990s
Oath-taking Ceremony in 2001 at the Manjača Military Range
M-84 main battle tank of VRS