politics
April 1, 2026
No One Has Been Held Accountable for the Mass Grave in Mrkonjić Grad
In Mrkonjić Grad, the thirtieth anniversary of the opening of a mass grave was marked, from which the remains of 181 Serbian civilians and fighters killed during the attack by the Croatian Army, HVO, and the so-called BiH Army were exhumed. Wreaths and flowers were laid in memory of the victims.
TL;DR
- The 30th anniversary of the opening of a mass grave in Mrkonjić Grad was observed.
- The grave contained the remains of 181 Serbian civilians and fighters killed during the 1995 offensive by the Croatian Army, HVO, and the so-called BiH Army.
- In September and October 1995, joint forces attacked 13 municipalities in west Krajina, resulting in the deaths of 2,014 Serbian soldiers and civilians, the displacement of 120,000 people, and systematic looting and destruction of property.
- Among the victims were 753 civilians, including 14 children and 240 women.
- In Mrkonjić Grad alone, 1,608 houses and 700 apartments were destroyed.
- The largest mass grave found contained 181 bodies, including 81 civilians and 97 VRS soldiers, with an additional 176 bodies found in smaller graves in the municipality.
- Isidora Graorac, president of the Republika Srpska Organization of Families of Captured and Fallen Soldiers and Missing Civilians, highlighted the lack of accountability and expressed doubts about the Sarajevo judiciary pursuing the case.
- An exhibition of photographs titled 'Zapamti, ne zaboravi' (Remember, Do Not Forget) was opened at the National Library in Mrkonjić Grad.
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