Srebrenica Slaughter and the Unending Gaza Genocide

Date: 12 July 2025 - 21:45

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By: Kayhan Int’l Staff Writer

Thirty years have passed, yet the massacre of over 8,000 European Muslims in Srebrenica remains a permanent blot on human conscience.

It is said deep wounds leave their mark forever, and the depth of wounds, both physical and psychological remain fresh not only for the Bosnians but for all conscientious people the world over.

On July 11, the world commemorated the 30th anniversary of the chilling genocide of Bosnian Muslims in a so-called ‘save zone’ in Srebrenica by Serbs, right under the eyes of Dutch troops serving as UN international peacekeeping forces.

Human conscience will never forget such a heinous crime that ought not to be repeated, but which, unfortunately, is being repeated over and over again in various parts of the world – the most recent being the frequent bouts of genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza by the murderous Zionist entity.

Where is international conscience? What has the World Body and human rights organizations done to prevent similar incidents?

It should be recalled that Serb militias, with the tacit support of the US and West European powers, had started the Bosnian War as part of the genocide of Europe’s native Muslims.

The almost 4-year long war in the 1990s saw the coldblooded massacre of Bosnian Muslims, especially in Srebrenica and Markale, while the western world and the UN turned a blind eye.

It was one of the most heartless tragedies of the modern world, as the Serbs indulged in the slaughter of Bosnian Muslim men, women, and children, led by that sadistic killer, Ratko Mladić.

What was, however, more unfortunate, was the criminal inaction of the Dutch troops serving in Srebrenica as UN international peacekeepers. On the horrific 11th of July in 1995, the Dutch forces stood passive as the Serbs slaughtered 2,000 Bosnian Muslims and then chased the 15,000-odd survivors fleeing into the surrounding mountains to massacre over 6,000 more.

Such massacres of Bosnian Muslims might have continued if not for the then commendable action of a group of Muslim countries, including the Islamic Republic, to provide relief as well as arms to the persecuted European Muslims to fight back.

In other words, if not for the Islamic unity which the Muslim countries had showed, the Balkans would have become a second Palestine for the Ummah.

In a rare show of Islamic solidarity, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, Malaysia, Egypt, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan, got together to provide support for Bosnian Muslims.

The result was that several planeloads of arms and ammunitions, including anti-tank guided missiles helped Bosnian Muslims to defend themselves.

Alas, where is Muslim conscience?

The holocaust in Gaza is unending since October 2023 with the constant supply of American arms but none of the Arab Muslim countries dare help the persecuted Palestinian people.