Word: bosnian
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...crisis that brought Holbrooke scurrying back was sparked by the Bosnian government's arrest of two Bosnian Serb military officers on Jan. 30 in Sarajevo. Although the two are suspected of committing war crimes, their arrest was the third in a series of detentions that in NATO's view may violate the spirit of the Dayton accords. Last week those actions finally provoked an outcry from the Bosnian Serbs, who threatened to cut off all contact with NATO, thus imperiling the pact...
...detentions come at a time when many diplomats have grown concerned about the increasing influence of hard-line Muslims in a Bosnian government that has long pledged itself to a multiethnic state. President Alija Izetbegovic, a devout Muslim who was twice jailed under the communists for his religious activism, has always nurtured an ideal of Bosnia as a secular society that embraces Serb, Croat and Muslim alike. But now his vision is being challenged by a narrowed nationalistic focus...
...effort to diffuse mounting tensions that threaten an already fragile peace accord. At issue is the Serb contention that they are being unfairly singled out for war crimes violations. Stung by the capture and extradition to The Hague of two Serb army officers accused of war crimes, Bosnian Serb leaders have broken off all contact with the NATO peacekeeping force and have warned all Serbs not to cross into Muslim-held areas of Sarajevo. Bosnia's Muslim government is still holding out for more Serbs accused of war crimes, and in retaliation, Serbs have reportedly arrested three Muslims suspected...
...effort to diffuse mounting tensions that threaten an already fragile peace accord. At issue is the Serb contention that they are being unfairly singled out for war crimes violations. Stung by the capture and extradition to The Hague of two Serb army officers accused of war crimes, Bosnian Serb leaders have broken off all contact with the NATO peacekeeping force and have warned all Serbs not to cross into Muslim-held areas of Sarajevo. Bosnia's Muslim government is still holding out for more Serbs accused of war crimes, and in retaliation, Serbs have reportedly arrested three Muslims suspected...
BOSNIA, HERZEGOVINA: U.S. Chief Negotiator Richard Holbrooke announced on Monday that tensions in the Balkan hotspot should soon "abate". The delicate Dayton peace accords seemed in danger of disintegrating when Bosnian Muslims, frustrated with the slow pace of investigations, arrested Bosnian Serbs they suspected of war crimes. The Bosnian Serbs retaliated, cutting contact with NATO. Now, after Holbrooke's ministrations, two arrested Bosnian Serbs have been flown to The Hague under heavy guard for either investigation or indictment by the War Crimes Tribunal. The Bosnian Muslims have agreed to make arrests only with Tribunal authorization, only on their own territory...