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Missing persons data reveals 40,000 lost in Yugoslav Wars
Data from the International Commission on Missing Persons indicates that approximately 40,000 people went missing during the armed conflicts of the 1990s in the former Yugoslavia. Currently, searches continue for about 11,000 individuals.
The highest number of missing persons is recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina (approximately 7,500), followed by Croatia (approximately 1,725) and Kosovo (approximately 1,600). More than 4,000 exhumed remains from the conflict era have yet to be identified, including roughly 3,000 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 900 in Croatia, and 300 in Kosovo. Experts suggest that if all exhumed remains were identified, the total number of missing persons would decrease by more than one-third.
According to Veritas data, among 8,630 verified Serbian victims from Croatia and the former Republic of Serbian Krajina, 1,462 fates remain unresolved. This group includes 1,053 civilians and 403 women. Nearly half of these individuals went missing during the final year of the war.
Entities
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Croatia · International Commission on Missing Persons · Kosovo · Veritas
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] More than 1,500 people remain missing following the conflict in Kosovo. radiomitrovicasever.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] There are 11,188 active cases of missing persons in the former Yugoslavia. kodex.me
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Of the 50 missing persons in Montenegro, 38 went missing in Kosovo, nine in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and three in Croatia. kodex.me
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Montenegro is searching for 50 missing persons. kodex.me
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Human remains believed to belong to at least 23 people were recently found in Zubin Potok. radiomitrovicasever.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Nearly 7,600 people are still listed as missing in Bosnia and Herzegovina. radioilijas.ba