By July '95, Bosnian Serb forces wanted to "cleanse" it. But NATO bombs finally fell. The siege broke.
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We talk about the wars of the 1990s as a tragedy of inaction. Goražde is the exception that proves the rule: By July '95, Bosnian Serb forces wanted to "cleanse" it
While Srebrenica fell, Goražde fought. Surrounded, shelled, and starved—this Drina River city survived the worst of the Bosnian War. By July '95
When the world finally sent planes (not troops, just planes), the Serb tanks pulled back. Goražde breathed.
In the summer of 1995, while the world’s eyes were fixed on Srebrenica and Sarajevo, the small Drina River city of Goražde faced its own Armageddon.
Goražde 1995: The Safe Area That Survived