On 11 July 1995 , Army of Republika Srpska ( VRS ) forces under general Ratko Mladić occupied the UN " safe area " of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia where more than 8,000 men were killed in the Srebrenica massacre ( most women were expelled to Bosniak-held territory ) . The United Nations Protection Force ( UNPROFOR ) , represented on the ground by a 400-strong contingent of Dutch peacekeepers , Dutchbat , failed to prevent the town 's capture by the VRS and the subsequent massacre . The ICTY ruled this event as genocide in the '' Krstić '' case
Srebrenica massacre
Srebrenica massacre
Bosnian War