‘A true hell’: How three Srebrenica survivors defied death 30 years ago
Summary
Nedzad Avdic, once a geography-loving teen from a small village in Bosnia, became a refugee during the Bosnian War. As a young boy, he and thousands of other Bosniak refugees lived in a United Nations camp without electricity or plumbing, trying to survive while Bosnian Serb forces attacked.Key Facts
- Nedzad Avdic was a teenager from Sebiocina, a village near Srebrenica, Bosnia, before the war scattered his family.
- The Bosnian War began in 1992 following Bosnia’s declaration of independence after Yugoslavia collapsed.
- Srebrenica, Avdic's area, was attacked by Bosnian Serb forces aiming to create a separate entity called Republika Srpska.
- Refugee camps like the one in Slapovici sheltered over 3,000 displaced Bosniaks without basic amenities like electricity.
- Srebrenica was declared a UN “safe area” in 1993 after attacks, but the shelling by Bosnian Serb forces continued.
- Avdic lived with his family in a UN camp for displaced Bosniaks, where conditions were challenging, and the threat of violence loomed.
- About 8,000 Bosniak men and boys, including Avdic, sought refuge in forests to escape the violence.
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