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Gorazde - 1995

By July '95, Bosnian Serb forces wanted to "cleanse" it. But NATO bombs finally fell. The siege broke.

Today, the Drina flows green again. But every bridge in town is a memorial. gorazde 1995

July 1995. The hills around Goražde were on fire. By July '95, Bosnian Serb forces wanted to "cleanse" it

While Srebrenica fell, Goražde fought. Surrounded, shelled, and starved—this Drina River city survived the worst of the Bosnian War. By July '95

When the world finally sent planes (not troops, just planes), the Serb tanks pulled back. Goražde breathed.

In the summer of 1995, while the world’s eyes were fixed on Srebrenica and Sarajevo, the small Drina River city of Goražde faced its own Armageddon.