08/05/1992 | Voices from the Drina

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Defending Osmače village (Srebrenica) is a nightmare but we’re staving off Serb forces for now. About 500-600 shells have been fired onto Osmače today. We’ve never seen such weapons before. This feels like an apocalypse. But we march on.

My Jakub has been killed by Serb forces. They took him from me and now he’s dead. He did nothing wrong. He wasn’t in the army. My baby has been killed. Sine moj, voli te tvoja Mama…

🧵 Arkan’s men have taken my son, Jakub. They came knocking on my door today. They were led by a Serb boy who plays with my son. I was in shock when I saw him in uniform and carrying a rifle. He’s just a boy.

The men in the group were definitely from Serbia. They’ve taken my Jakub, and I don’t know where he is, or if I will ever see him again.

We’ve been kicked out of our home. I’m currently staying in a high school attic with my daughter. They’ve taken my Jakub….

Help! Glogova village is on fire! Our village is also under attack. I was outside playing and now I’m hiding with my brother and Mama. Mama told us to stay away from the window and sit with our backs against the wall. Please, someone help us.

I’m numb. I’ve just been told that grandad has died by suicide. He hung himself because he heard that we were all killed in Bratunac and saw our beautiful house on fire.

Arrived in Srebrenica with my family.

My Goran has also been killed by Arkan’s paramilitaries. They’ve taken both my sons from me. How am I supposed to go on…