In May 1994 , after Serb forces invaded safe zones established by the United Nations Protection Force , Clinton authorized air strikes against Serb positions . The air strikes did not end Serb advances , and in July 1995 over 8,000 Bosniaks were killed in the Srebrenica massacre . Clinton and National Security Adviser Anthony Lake formulated a plan to end the genocide in Bosnia , with the key part of the plan being a major NATO air campaign against the Bosnian Serbs . After Clinton won the support of European leaders for the campaign , NATO launched Operation Deliberate Force . In reaction to bombing campaign and the advance of Bosniak forces , Milošević agreed to begin peace talks . Clinton sponsored the talks in Dayton Ohio , putting Richard Holbrooke in charge . The subsequent Dayton Agreement ended the Bosnian War and divided Bosnia into two autonomous regions
Srebrenica massacre
Srebrenica massacre
Presidency of Bill Clinton