• The Yugoslav Wars were ethnic conflicts that were fought between 1991 and 2001 in the former territory of Yugoslavia. The Yugoslav wars were broken up into a series of conflicts including the War in Slovenia, the Croatian War of independence, the Bosnian War and the Kosovo War. *show map
• Yugoslavia was created after World War 1, the nation itself, lasting from 1918 to 1941, when it was invaded by the powers during World War 2. *change
• The Balkans had been the main site for the conflict that occurred between the Austrian and Ottoman Empires for centuries before the two collapsed during the first world war. As a result, there was a peace conference that was held which redrew the map of Europe, and formed the kingdoms of Serbia, Croatia
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This process is defined as the mass expulsion or killing of members of one ethnic group in an area by those of another ethnic. This was started by Bosnian Serb forces who also set up rape camps. It is estimated that around 12,000 – 50,000 women were raped repeatedly and were only released when they became pregnant. Millions of people were exposed to the methods of ethnic cleansing through murder, torture, rape, forcible removal, displacement and destruction of property. *read quotes
• Overall, up to 260,000 were killed over the period of the Yugoslav Wars and at the war’s peak, approximately 2 million people were displaced. *change
• The war in Yugoslavia is represented through many various means, such as art, film and literature. There are at least 400 compelling documentaries about the wars in Yugoslavia. Some are unforgettable, such as “Yugoslavia - Death of a nation”, are widely considered one of the 5 best documentaries ever made. As with any documentary, it only gives a cross-section of the full representation of the war. Hundreds of books that have also been written about the wars in Yugoslavia have had the same problem, leaving out important details or having different ways of interpreting the conflict. Authors and film makers also believe that mistakes with the facts and details are inevitable, due to the complex nature of the