Thirty-two years have passed since the massacre of Serbs in the village of Jošanica in the municipality of Foča, Republic of Srpska, when members of the so-called Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina killed 56 local Serb residents.
The massacre took place in the village of Jošanica and its surrounding hamlets on this day 32 years ago when well-armed and numerous Muslim forces entered from the direction of Goražde on December 19, 1992, into the rear of Serb positions and, burning everything in their path, massacred Serbian women, the elderly, and children, as reported by RTRS.
Among the killed were 21 women and three children under the age of 11.
A dozen hamlets in Gornja Jošanica in the municipality of Foča were wiped off the map after houses and outbuildings were burned down, and even fruit trees were cut down.
The victims were killed in a very brutal manner, often with cold weapons, and many were burned alive in their homes.
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The youngest victim was two-year-old Danka Tanović, and among the killed were seven-year-old Dražen and his ten-year-old sister Dragana. The oldest victim was ninety-year-old Rade Pljevaljčić.
The trial of members of the so-called Army of BiH, who are accused of this crime, began in February of this year.
The accused include Ferid Buljubašić, Ahmed Sejdić, and ten other commanders and members of the so-called Army of BiH.
A memorial service for the 56 Serbs from Jošanica near Foča, who were killed by members of the so-called Army of BiH on St. Nicholas Day in 1992, was held on December 15 in the village of Hodžići.
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Izvor: Euronews, Foto: SRNA