09/10/1992 | Voices from the Drina

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🧵 Șerb forces throw the dead bodies of Bosniak civilians into the Drina River.

In 26 Muslim villages there is not a single living soul left. Whatever was of value – tractors, motor cultivators, cars, combines – has been transferred to Serbia.

Everything that related to the centuries-long Muslim presence in this region has been levelled to the ground. Entire families have been destroyed with monstrous killings. One of the most brutal crimes took place during the cleansing of Rešagića, by the Drina.

23 residents were slaughtered on the spot here. Those who were fortunate enough to survive were expelled: women and children were transported to Serbia, and the men were taken away to prison.

The fate of many prisoners is unknown, but the dead bodies who, in the days that followed, swam the Drina, point to the worst.

In order to cover their crimes, the Chetniks burned their victims together with their homes. In one day alone on the bridge which connects Skelani with Bajina Bašta, 17 residents were killed and thrown into the Drina.