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...Security Council demanded that the Bosnian Serb army relinquish control of the "safe area" of Srebrenica. But U.N. officials conceded that there was little likelihood that peacekeepers would take offensive action to retake the area. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali said he doubted that the U.N. could protect the remaining safe areas from capture by Serb troops. Security Council members are divided on how torespond to Serb aggression. France strongly advocates a military solution, using the new rapid reaction force to retake Srebrenica. But Russia is equally adamant that the U.N. should seek a diplomatic resolution, andTIME's Bruce Nelansays...
...center of this web of conspiracy turns out to be the United Nations. Which U.N. are they talking about, you might ask? Is this the U.N. that turns and runs before Mohammed Aidid? Or is this the U.N. that stands by wringing its hands as the Bosnian Serb artillery launches rockets into the U.N. head-quarters...
Some 27,000 Muslims fled the U.N. designated "safe area" of Srebrenica after it was captured bythe Bosnian Serb army. Despite numerous threats,NATO bombing runs, and an attempt by 400 Dutch peacekeepers to protect the city's southern edge, the U.N. could not keep the Serbs at bay. Seeking protection, some 2,000 civilians have assembled at the tiny U.N. outpost at Potocari, north of the city, and the Dutch troops are attempting to regroup around the area. There was no word on the fate of 30 Dutch hostages taken by Serb forces over the weekend. Srebrenica...
Communications breakdowns led to last month's downing of Captain Scott O'Grady's F-16 over Bosnia, according to a Pentagon report. The report says intelligence photos revealed four hours before the plane was hit that Serb SA-6 missile battery had moved into the flyover area. Just minutes before impact, an American U-2 plane detected a brief burst of radar from the battery, revealing its position. But a command plane lacking crucial communications gear was unable to relay the message to O'Grady. Pentagon officials will present the report to Congress tomorrow...
Threatened with retaliatory airstrikes if they attacked Dutch peacekeepers outside the Bosnian "safe area" of Srebrenica,Bosnian Serb forceshalted their advance toward Dutch lines on the southern edge of town. Fighting between Serb and government forces intensified elsewhere around the city, as Serb forces reportedly set fire to homes in outlying areas. Despite a U.N. demand that they be released, the Serbian army continued to hold 30 Dutch soldiers hostage as insurance againstNATO bombings...