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UN General Assembly Votes to Establish July 11 as International Day of Remembrance for Srebrenica Genocide
The UN General Assembly has established July 11th as the International Day of Remembrance of the Srebrenica Genocide, commemorating the day in 1995 when Bosnian Serb forces killed 8,000 unarmed Bosnian Muslim men and teenagers. The resolution passed despite opposition from Bosnian Serbs and the Serbian leadership, with Serbian President Alexander Vucic arguing that it…