Bosnian War atrocities
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Bosnian War atrocities refer to the widespread war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity committed primarily against Bosniak and Croat civilians during the 1992–1995 conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bosnian War atrocities canonical | 1 |
| Bosnian genocide | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10307694 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bosnian War atrocities Context triple: [Duško Tadić, associatedWithEvent, Bosnian War atrocities]
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A.
Srebrenica genocide
The Srebrenica genocide was the July 1995 mass killing of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys by Bosnian Serb forces during the Bosnian War, recognized as the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II.
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B.
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War was a brutal 1992–1995 conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina marked by ethnic cleansing, siege warfare, and international intervention following the breakup of Yugoslavia.
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C.
Yugoslav Wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of ethnically driven conflicts in the 1990s that accompanied the breakup of Yugoslavia, leading to widespread violence, war crimes, and significant political changes across the Balkans.
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Višegrad massacres
The Višegrad massacres were a series of mass killings and atrocities committed primarily against Bosniak civilians in and around the town of Višegrad during the Bosnian War in the early 1990s.
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E.
Foča massacres
The Foča massacres were a series of mass killings and atrocities committed against Bosniak civilians in and around the town of Foča during the Bosnian War in the early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bosnian War atrocities Target entity description: Bosnian War atrocities refer to the widespread war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity committed primarily against Bosniak and Croat civilians during the 1992–1995 conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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A.
Srebrenica genocide
The Srebrenica genocide was the July 1995 mass killing of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys by Bosnian Serb forces during the Bosnian War, recognized as the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II.
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B.
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War was a brutal 1992–1995 conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina marked by ethnic cleansing, siege warfare, and international intervention following the breakup of Yugoslavia.
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C.
Yugoslav Wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of ethnically driven conflicts in the 1990s that accompanied the breakup of Yugoslavia, leading to widespread violence, war crimes, and significant political changes across the Balkans.
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D.
Višegrad massacres
The Višegrad massacres were a series of mass killings and atrocities committed primarily against Bosniak civilians in and around the town of Višegrad during the Bosnian War in the early 1990s.
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E.
Foča massacres
The Foča massacres were a series of mass killings and atrocities committed against Bosniak civilians in and around the town of Foča during the Bosnian War in the early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
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ethnic cleansing campaign ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
concentration camps
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destruction of cultural heritage ⓘ forced displacement ⓘ mass killings ⓘ siege warfare targeting civilians ⓘ systematic rape ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| endTime | 1995 ⓘ |
| includedEvent |
Ahmići massacre
NERFINISHED
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Dretelj camp abuses ⓘ Foča systematic rape campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabela camp abuses NERFINISHED ⓘ Grabovica massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ Heliodrom camp abuses NERFINISHED ⓘ Keraterm camp abuses ⓘ Markale marketplace shelling NERFINISHED ⓘ Omarska camp abuses ⓘ Prijedor ethnic cleansing ⓘ Siege of Sarajevo atrocities ⓘ Srebrenica massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ Stari Most destruction-related abuses ⓘ Stupni Do massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ Trnopolje camp abuses ⓘ Uzdol massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ Višegrad massacres NERFINISHED ⓘ Čelebići camp abuses ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
International Court of Justice
NERFINISHED
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International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalClassification | genocide in Srebrenica ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
war crimes convictions of Bosniak commanders
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war crimes convictions of Bosnian Croat leaders ⓘ war crimes convictions of Bosnian Serb leaders ⓘ |
| location | Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainVictimGroup | Bosniak civilians ⓘ |
| partOf | Bosnian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina units
NERFINISHED
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Army of Republika Srpska NERFINISHED ⓘ Croat Defence Council units NERFINISHED ⓘ Serb paramilitary forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Yugoslav Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| startTime | 1992 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–Cold War era ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
Croat civilians
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Serb civilians ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bosnian War atrocities Description of subject: Bosnian War atrocities refer to the widespread war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity committed primarily against Bosniak and Croat civilians during the 1992–1995 conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bosnian genocide