Abstract: The paper describes two shellings of Sarajevo’s Markale market in 1994 and 1995. In both cases a large number of civilians were killed, and the forces of the Army of Republika Srpska were accused. The second incident was followed by NATO airstrikes on Serbian positions around Sarajevo. Based on the available material, the article critically reviews all the testimonies about these events and searches for an answer to the question of what exactly happened. However, neither the available documentation nor the “good intentions of a researcher” could allow an unequivocal conclusion about who was responsible for both shellings.


Keywords: Markale, Sarajevo, Army of Republika Srpska, Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, UNPROFOR, Yasushi Akashi, Ratko Mladić, Michael Rose, Rupert Smith

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