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Bektić Mehmedalija

Villages around Srebrenica are under attack. Mum woke me up this morning with the news that Zakrajnica and Pomol are on fire. We’re sat on a hill and can see 7-8 houses on fire in the hamlet of Zakrajnica. I can’t believe my eyes. I’m terrified.

I’m sitting on Buljim hill with my brother, Ševal, as we flee the incoming Serb forces. I don’t know if we’ll both make it to Tuzla alive. But for now, we have each other.

My brother has gone. As we were sat on Kamenica Hill, Serb soldiers began firing and we both ran in different directions. I can still recall his tears and his words as he ran: “My wife is gone and I haven’t seen my children. I want to kiss them one more time.”