Bosnia-Herzegovina grapples with wartime memory and new provocations

In the Srebrenica region, families of victims of the 1992 massacres continue to demand justice. They cite the killing of Anđelko Mlađenović, whose head was severed, and the death of 3,267 Serbs, urging that no perpetrator be forgotten. Local authorities have approved a large memorial complex to preserve the memory of Serbian victims.

In central Bosnia, a recent incident in Bugojno revived wartime tensions when a supporter parked a car displaying a flag with the Bosnian lily in the courtyard of the St. Anthony church. The flag, associated with the Bosnian Army that displaced thousands of Croats and committed war crimes, was seen as a provocative act. The church, previously mined in 1996, has been a focal point of post‑war disputes, and the case adds to ongoing trials of wartime leaders Dževad Mlaći and Selma Cikotić.