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Ibro Hodžić

I’ve reached free Tuzla. I made it. Alive. MašAllah.

NATO’s air strikes have not materialized, so my unit and I are heading out of Srebrenica. Srebrenica has fallen and we must now escape slaughter.

I’m heading into the woods with the others to trek to free Tuzla. I’ve decided that if it looks like I’m about to be captured, I’ll use my grenade to kill myself.

Any time we take a break, I take out my Ya-Sin from my backpack and read it. While killings take place around me, I pray to Allah. In doing this, I feel a sense of relief in my heart.

I’m experiencing hallucinations while walking through the woods to Tuzla. I keep seeing masses of people in white. I’m going to close my eyes and pray. Maybe that will relax me and calm me down.