Gorazde 1995 -

Today, Goražde is a quiet, rebuilt city. But the bullet holes on its riverfront buildings still whisper the story of the summer of '95—when a small town refused to become a footnote in genocide.

July 1995. The hills around Goražde were on fire.

We talk about the wars of the 1990s as a tragedy of inaction. Goražde is the exception that proves the rule:

When the world finally sent planes (not troops, just planes), the Serb tanks pulled back. Goražde breathed. gorazde 1995

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While Srebrenica fell, Goražde fought. Surrounded, shelled, and starved—this Drina River city survived the worst of the Bosnian War.

I’ve stared at the photos from that summer—men with rifles older than their fathers, women lining up for water under sniper fire. The UN called Goražde a "Safe Area." But there is no safety in a cauldron. Today, Goražde is a quiet, rebuilt city

🕊️ Remembering the defenders and civilians who endured 1,370 days of siege. 🇧🇦

By July '95, Bosnian Serb forces wanted to "cleanse" it. But NATO bombs finally fell. The siege broke.

Goražde 1995: The Safe Area That Survived The hills around Goražde were on fire

Today, the Drina flows green again. But every bridge in town is a memorial.

In the summer of 1995, while the world’s eyes were fixed on Srebrenica and Sarajevo, the small Drina River city of Goražde faced its own Armageddon.