Srebrenica
2020 JUL 15
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IN NEWS:
- 2020 marks the 25th year of Srebrenica massacre also known as Srebrenica genocide.
ABOUT SREBRENICA:
- Srebrenica is a town located in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- It is infamous for the Srebrenica massacre in July 1995 when more than 8,000 Bosniaks were killed here during the Bosnian War, mainly by Serbia supported militias.
- It was subsequently designated as an act of genocide by the International Court of Justice.
PRELIMS QUESTION:
Q. ‘Srebrenica’, a town seen in recent news, is located in:
- Romania
- Slovenia
- Croatia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
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