Barimo massacre explained

Barimo massacre
Location:Barimo in Višegrad Municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates:43.8356°N 19.2425°W
Partof:Bosnian War
Target:Bosniak civilians
Date:August 1992[1]
Timezone:Central European Time
Type:Mass killing
Fatalities:26
Perps:Army of Republika Srpska

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]

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  1. Kuka . Ermin . 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 . 29 December 2019 . 20 . 80 . 10.26340/muallim.v20i80.1746. sh-latn.
  2. Otvorena hajr cesma sa imenima zrtava,M.A.,Dnevni Avaz, 25 October 2009
  3. Web site: RTVFBIH - RADIO-TELEVIZIJA FEDERACIJE BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE. Rtvfbih.ba. 17 September 2016. sh-latn.