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...abrupt turnaround in a war it had been losing, the Muslim-led Bosnian government launched its biggest successful offensive in over two years, driving 5,000 Serbs from a northwest region. The loss was a major setback for the Serbs whose political fortunes have been deteriorating as well in recent weeks. A U.N. spokesman said the Serb forces "crumbled" as they abandoned equipment. U.N. relief workers were attempting to bring in food and other...
...visible has McCloskey become on this issue that when the Bosnian desk officer at the State Department resigned, he immediately joined McCloskey's office. In a city whose concern is often to sweep Bosnia under the rug (or into the grave), McCloskey has become the nexus of opposition, a moral point of light...
...Bosnian army claimed today that the U.N.'s French peacekeepers started a 45-minute gun battle with Muslim soldiers Monday, adding further fuel to efforts by eight political parties there seeking the dismissal of the commander of the forces. No casualties were reported in the exchange, which took place in a DMZ near Sarajevo. The Bosnians claim that Lt. Gen. Sir Michael Rose is pro-Serb, although he denies both charges. The battle is the latest development in the war, which has claimed 200,000 lives since it began in April 1992.The Muslims are probably wrong about Rose, says TIME...
...also addressed the Bosnian conflict and said the U.S. would put before the U.N. Security Council a motion to lift the arms embargo on the Bosnian Muslims. He cautioned, though, that "right now we don't have the votes...
...little to end atrocities in the post-war era. But justice in Rwanda would be a step toward making international law binding. The other ongoing tribunal, in Bosnia, is hampered by the inability to apprehend suspects and the opposition of UN negotiators, who want to avoid angering the Bosnian Serbs. Rwanda is the best chance...