Thread by @zkusovac

THREAD As I have my #Bosnia #War diaries out & it's 28 years from 1st #UnitedNations food convoy into #Srebrenica, 6 months under siege:
On 25/11/1992 UN French Gen Morillon announces a convoy with 150 tons of food, some of it also to go to #Serb town of Bratunac, not besieged /2

2/ 26/11 UN convoy reaches Bratunac, is met by "spontaneous resistance" by local Serbs (some bussed in from Serbia across Drina river). Bosnian Serb military commanders declare themself helpless as "people are democratically expressing their anger at UN feeding enemy 'Turks'"/3

3/ 27/11 Same "spontaneity" again. Several hundred "local widows" telling UN (in same phrases) they will not let them through. Dutch convoy commander arrogant & incompetent, Beligian Army truckies helpless, Ukrainian escort disinterested, BSArmy saying cannot oppose people. /4

4/ 28/11 New Serb approach: orders to "spontaneous people" obviously changed (some admit they come from #Karadzic). "Friendly locals" smile on Drina bridge: "You've seen our anger but now we welcome you with bread & salt". UN food convoy finally allowed through to #Srebrenica /5

5/ In #Srebrenica scenes of horror: 70000 people crammed into tiny enclave, no aid for 6 months. Local clinic, run by incompetent political appointee, overwhelmed & reeking of death. For months I woke up in horror knowing that none of the patients we filmed could've survived /6

6/ Having to leave before dark we Sky team give all our food & medicine, every tin, pill & bandage to clinic, shocked & horrified. On other side Serbs jubilantly tell us how THEY suffer "because they are defending their holy land". In Belgrade where we go to feed nobody cares END

Got some pictures from that trip & also some video, have to look for that
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@laurensjolles I've got you in my notes from 28 years ago!