The Bosanska Jagodina Massacre refers to the
execution of 17
Bosniak
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civilians from
Višegrad on 26 May 1992, all of which were men. This war crime was most probably carried out by paramilitary forces "
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" led by
Milan Lukić
Milan Lukić ( sr-cyr, Милан Лукић; born 6 September 1967) is a Bosnian Serb war criminal who led the White Eagles paramilitary group during the Bosnian War. He was found guilty by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yug ...
, under the control of the
Army of Republika Srpska. In 2006 the remains of the murdered men were found in a mass grave in
Crnčići near Bosanska Jagodina. According to the Commission for missing persons in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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the following were executed that day : Bajro Murtić, Ismail Račić, Hidajet Račić, Mirsad Veletovac, Kemal Maluhić, Sead Šuško, Midhat Kasapović, Abdulah Veletovac, Ahmet Kadrić, Esad Tabaković, Bajro Beširević, Mehmed Džagadurov, Hamed Zukić, and one person with the surname Kasapović from the village Žagre near Višegrad.
[Masakr u Bosanskoj Jagodini počinili "Osvetnici" Milana Lukića,Al.B, Dnevni Avaz, 17.03.2006]
See also
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Višegrad massacre
Višegrad ( sr-cyrl, Вишеград, ) is a town and municipality located in eastern Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It rests at the confluence of the Drina and the Rzav river. As of 2013, it has a population of 10,668 ...
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Uzamnica camp
Uzamnica camp was an internment camp established in 1992 by JNA forces housing Bosniak civilian prisoners during the Bosnian War.
Many of the Bosniaks who were not killed in the Višegrad massacres were detained at various locations in the town, ...
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Paklenik Massacre
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Srebrenica massacre
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Bosnian genocide
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Višegrad
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Željko Lelek
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Momir Savić Momir Savić (born 21 January 1951, Drinsko, Višegrad) is a Bosnian Serb paramilitary commander convicted for war crimes committed during the ethnic cleansing of the Višegrad region of eastern Bosnia during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War.
Crimes
Mom ...
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Milan Lukić
Milan Lukić ( sr-cyr, Милан Лукић; born 6 September 1967) is a Bosnian Serb war criminal who led the White Eagles paramilitary group during the Bosnian War. He was found guilty by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yug ...
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Mitar Vasiljević
*Nenad Tanasković
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