Bosnia Marks 31st Anniversary of Srebrenica Genocide as 10 More Victims Are Buried

Bosnia Marks 31st Anniversary of Srebrenica Genocide as 10 More Victims Are Buried
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Bosnia and Herzegovina marked the 31st anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide with the burial of 10 newly identified victims at the Potočari Memorial Cemetery on July 11, 2026.

According to Anadolu Agency, the funeral and memorial ceremony was attended by international officials, ambassadors, representatives from Türkiye, and thousands of relatives of the victims.

The remains of the 10 victims were identified through DNA testing and buried after their families gave consent. Their burial brought the total number of victims laid to rest at Potočari to 6,782.

The youngest victim buried this year was 20-year-old Senad Jusić, while the oldest was Ramo Dautović, who was 56 at the time of the massacre.

The Srebrenica genocide took place after Bosnian Serb forces under Ratko Mladić captured the town on July 11, 1995. At least 8,372 Bosniak Muslim men and boys were killed and buried in mass graves. Efforts to locate, identify, and bury the remaining victims are still continuing more than three decades later.

The annual commemoration serves as a reminder of the suffering of the victims and the need to prevent such atrocities from happening again.