Search Details

Word: nijaz (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1992-1992
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...Muslim towns along Bosnia's eastern borders with Serbia and Montenegro, Serbian guerrillas have been waging what amounts to an "ethnic cleansing" campaign since early April. Last week the village of Turalici took its turn. "They encircled the place and cut off communications," says Nijaz Rustemovic, 36, a Muslim engineer who lives in nearby Kladanj. "They went door to door and expelled the people who hadn't already fled. Then they spilled oil all around and lit the village on fire." Other cleansings have reportedly included executions of scores of people. In Croatia, Serbian irregulars continue to expel Croats from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Land of Slaughter | 6/8/1992 | See Source »

| 1 |