[CLSTR]
< Back to situation

[REVISION HISTORY]

Bosnia‑Herzegovina war commemoration events

Updated 1 time since CLSTR started tracking revisions of this situation.

What changed

2026-07-27 19:31 UTC → 2026-07-31 10:08 UTC · added removed

In mid‑July 2026 Bosnia and Herzegovina held several ceremonies marking the anniversaries a series of both remembrance ceremonies for World War II and 1990s atrocities. On 13 July a gathering at the Dubravska plateau commemorated marked the 33rd anniversary of the 1943 Orašlje massacre, in which German SS and Ustaše forces killed 63 Bosniak civilians, massacre and the 1993 killing of 15 residents killings by HVO and HV units. Priest HVO/HV units, with priest Ivo Šutalo used the occasion to denounce individuals falsely claiming veteran status, calling them denouncing “sham veterans” who profit from illegitimate claims. veterans.” A week later, further remembrance events took place in Drvar and Livno. In Drvar, hosted a “Day Day of Prayer for Witnesses of Faith and Victims of the Banjolučka Bishopric” marked the 85th anniversary of the 1941 murder of parish priest Waldemar Maximilian Nestor and local Catholics by Chetnik units, featuring a Mass and wreath‑laying. In Livno, the association Nestor, while Livno’s “21 July” association organized a day of remembrance for Bosniak victims of 1993 wartime camps, with visits to former command posts, flower‑laying, prayers, wartime camps and a round‑table discussion stressing the need to preserve the truth about the atrocities and uphold on preserving victims’ dignity. truth. On 27 July, a memorial ceremony at the Sultanovići Catholic cemetery in Bugojno marked families and officials commemorated the 33rd anniversary of the 1993 killing of 311 Bosnian Croats. Families, religious leaders Croats at the Sultanovići Catholic cemetery, noting ongoing searches for missing victims and officials from Bosnia‑Herzegovina recent convictions of former ARBiH members. The commemorations continued on 31 July with ceremonies in Šip (Centar municipality) and Croatia Vogošća. In Šip, families and veterans laid wreaths and lit candles, noting that 15 victims remain missing and that searches observed a minute of silence for their remains continue. Eight former seven ARBiH members of killed by a grenade on 29 July 1992, honouring them on a memorial erected by Ramiz Bajić. In Vogošća, the Army Union of Veterans marked the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina have been convicted Battle for crimes against the Croats, while a trial of two additional suspects proceeds. Relatives, including Sarafina Kolovrat, urged faster justice, Poljine at Sjenička Kosa, with speeches from Salem Numanović and Federation President Lidija Bradara reiterated the importance of remembering Minister Omer Osmanović recalling the atrocities to prevent their recurrence. sacrifices that enabled today’s peace.

Versions

  1. 2026-07-31 10:08 UTC Bosnia‑Herzegovina war commemoration events
  2. 2026-07-27 19:31 UTC Bosnia‑Herzegovina war commemoration events

Only revisions since CLSTR began indexing content versions appear here. Select a version to see what changed compared to the one before it.