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The Bivolje hill killings was done by HVO where they 12 Bosniaks on 16 July 1993.[1]
| Bivolje hill killings | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Croat–Bosniak War | |
| Location | Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Date | 16 July 1993 |
| Target | Bosniaks |
Attack type | Mass killing |
| Deaths | 12 |
| Perpetrators | Croatian Defence Council (HVO) |
Crime
[edit]During the month of July 1993, HVO fighters systematically continued the ethnic cleansing of Čapljina, Stolac and the Dubrav Plateau of the Bosniak population. This completes the territory of the Herceg Bosnia.[2] In mid-July, most men of military age were detained in camps. Then camps are formed for women, children and the elderly. Most of the houses were abandoned, looted and some were set on fire. During the "cleaning" of Bivolja brdo, on this day in 1993, the caught population was captured. At one point, twelve middle-aged men are singled out and taken in an unknown direction. The youngest was 61 and the oldest 85. They were taken away.[3]
Twelve civilians from Bivolje Brdo, a settlement in the Municipality of Čapljina, were killed on 16 July 1993 and the perpetrators of that crime have not yet been discovered. In memory of them, a memorial was unveiled last night, and this was done in a symbolic way by Salko Bukvarević, the federal minister for veterans' affairs. Last night's event was used to remember the victims of crimes against Bosniak civilians 25 years ago, who were thrown into a pit of a bauxite mine after the murder and set on fire. Those present once again appealed to the authorities to find and sanction the perpetrators.[4] The unveiling of the memorial was attended by numerous locals from the Dubrava plateau, as well as from Stolac and Čapljina, as well as numerous dignitaries from public and political life.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "ČAPLJINA 16.07.1993". republika zapadna bosna. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "Čapljina - Sudski utvrđene činjenice iz rata u BiH" (in Bosnian). 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Sloboda, Nova (2024-07-17). "Godišnjica stradanja 12 Bošnjaka Bivoljeg Brda". Nova Sloboda (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "Bivolje Brdo". republika zapadna bosna. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "MIZ Čapljina: Predstavljene prve publikacije | Preporod.info". preporod.info (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2024-09-14.