Barimo massacre

Barimo massacre refers to the massacre of 26 Bosniaks in Barimo, Višegrad in August 1992 by the Army of Republika Srpska. The victims were mostly women and children. The entire village was burnt down and destroyed, including religious buildings.[2] The eldest victim was Hanka Halilović, born in 1900, and the youngest was Fadila Bajrić, born in 1980.[3]

Barimo massacre
Part of Bosnian War
Barimo is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Barimo
Barimo
Barimo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
LocationBarimo in Višegrad Municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates43°50′08″N 19°14′33″E
DateAugust 1992[1] (Central European Time)
TargetBosniak civilians
Attack type
Mass killing
Deaths26
PerpetratorsArmy of Republika Srpska

See also

References
  1. Kuka, Ermin (29 December 2019). "KONTINUITET GENOCIDA NAD BOŠNJACIMA U VIŠEGRADU: STUDIJA SLUČAJA SELO BARIMO / THE CONTINUITY OF GENOCIDE OF THE BOSNIAKS IN VIŠEGRAD: VILLAGE BARIMO CASE STUDY". Novi Muallim. 20 (80). doi:10.26340/muallim.v20i80.1746.
  2. Otvorena hajr cesma sa imenima zrtava,M.A.,Dnevni Avaz, 25 October 2009
  3. "RTVFBIH - RADIO-TELEVIZIJA FEDERACIJE BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE". Rtvfbih.ba. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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