Dreams of unity survive on front line. (the 101st Bosnian Mechanised Brigade, mixed Muslim and Croat unit in Sarajevo)_

Article Abstract:

The 101st Bosnian Mechanised Brigade in Sarajevo has and Croat and Muslim members aged 16-47. They have a few old army trucks. This group, from an earlier, multi-ethnic time, believes everyone should live together as in the old Bosnia, although Europe and the US have accepted the new boundaries. Some of them feel there is a crusade against the Muslims. Beyond Sarajevo the Muslims are fighting their own war. They live amid destruction, with continued shooting.

Personal narratives, Demographic aspects, Ethnic relations, Military aspects, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Muslims, Bosnian, Bosnian Muslims, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Smiling commandant who instils fear

Article Abstract:

The Manjaca detention centre in Bosnia houses 3,640 prisoners under the command of Colonel Bozidar Popovic of the Serbian Bosnian army. He is a cheerful disciplinarian who has studied international law. Nearly all the prisoners are Muslim. None of the prisoners are soldiers. Conditions are filthy and there is little food. Col Popovic expects the Bosnian Muslims of Alija Izetbegovic to agree to exchange prisoners.

Correctional institutions, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Prisoners, Concentration camps, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Popovic, Bozidar

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