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The Bijeli Potok massacre refers to the mass killing of 675 Bosniak civilians by Serbs on 1 June 1992 in the settlement Bijeli Potok within the village Đulići, located in the municipality of Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

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  1. 17 relations: Army of Republika Srpska, Đulići (Zvornik), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosniaks, Bosnian War, Crni Vrh mass grave, Ethnic cleansing, Greater Serbia, Liplje, Zvornik, Podrinje, Sapna, Serbianisation, Serbs, Srebrenica massacre, Yellow Wasps, Zvornik, 2015 Zvornik police station shooting.

  2. 1990s murders in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  3. 1992 crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  4. 1992 murders in Europe
  5. History of Zvornik
  6. June 1992 events in Europe
  7. Massacres in 1992
  8. Massacres of Bosniaks
  9. Serbian war crimes in the Bosnian War

Army of Republika Srpska

The Army of Republika Srpska (Војска Републике Српске/Vojska Republike Srpske; ВРС/VRS), commonly referred to in English as the Bosnian Serb Army, was the military of Republika Srpska, the self-proclaimed Serb secessionist republic, a territory within the newly independent Bosnia and Herzegovina (formerly part of Yugoslavia), which it defied and fought against.

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Đulići (Zvornik)

Đulići (Ђулићи) is a village located in the Zvornik Municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Босна и Херцеговина), sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe, situated on the Balkan Peninsula.

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Bosniaks

The Bosniaks (Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци,; Bošnjak, Bošnjakinja) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry, culture, history and language.

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Bosnian War

The Bosnian War (Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started on 6 April 1992, following a number of earlier violent incidents. Bijeli Potok massacre and Bosnian War are 1992 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Crni Vrh mass grave

The Crni Vrh mass grave, discovered in 2003, is among the largest mass graves found in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the Bosnian War of the 1990's. Bijeli Potok massacre and Crni Vrh mass grave are 1990s murders in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992 crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992 murders in Europe, history of Zvornik and Serbian war crimes in the Bosnian War.

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Ethnic cleansing

Ethnic cleansing is the systematic forced removal of ethnic, racial, or religious groups from a given area, with the intent of making the society ethnically homogeneous.

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Greater Serbia

The term Greater Serbia or Great Serbia (Velika Srbija) describes the Serbian nationalist and irredentist ideology of the creation of a Serb state which would incorporate all regions of traditional significance to Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group, including regions outside modern-day Serbia that are partly populated by Serbs.

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Liplje, Zvornik

Liplje (Липље) is a mountain village located in the municipality of Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina, neighboring Snagovo.

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Podrinje

Podrinje (Подриње) is the Slavic name of the Drina river basin, known in English as the Drina Valley.

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Sapna

Sapna (Сапна) is a town and municipality located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Serbianisation

Serbianisation or Serbianization, also known as Serbification, and Serbisation or Serbization (србизација or посрбљавање; serbizimi; translit or translit; translit; serbificare) is the spread of Serbian culture, people, and language, either by social integration or by cultural or forced assimilation.

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Serbs

The Serbs (Srbi) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language.

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Srebrenica massacre

The Srebrenica massacre, also known as the Srebrenica genocide, was the July 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys in and around the town of Srebrenica, during the Bosnian War. Bijeli Potok massacre and Srebrenica massacre are 1990s murders in Bosnia and Herzegovina, massacres in the Bosnian War, massacres of Bosniaks and Serbian war crimes in the Bosnian War.

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Yellow Wasps

The Yellow Wasps (Жуте осе / Žute ose) were a Serbian paramilitary group which was active in the Bosnian War. Bijeli Potok massacre and Yellow Wasps are Serbian war crimes in the Bosnian War.

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Zvornik

Zvornik (Зворник) is a city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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2015 Zvornik police station shooting

The 2015 Zvornik police station shooting happened on April 27, 2015, when a gunman attacked a police station in Zvornik in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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See also

1990s murders in Bosnia and Herzegovina

1992 crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina

1992 murders in Europe

History of Zvornik

June 1992 events in Europe

Massacres in 1992

Massacres of Bosniaks

Serbian war crimes in the Bosnian War

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijeli_Potok_massacre