In early 1995 the Serbs stepped up military operations against the eastern Bosnian enclaves of Srebrenica and Žepa . In March 1995 the President of Republika Srpska , Radovan Karadžić , issued a directive concerning the long-term strategy of the VRS forces in the region . The directive , known as Directive 7 , specified that the Serb forces were to " complete the physical separation of Srebrenica from Žepa as soon as possible , preventing even communication between individuals in the two enclaves . By planned and well-thought out combat operations , create an unbearable situation of total insecurity with no hope of further survival or life for the inhabitants of Srebrenica " . Between 6 – 11 July 1995 the Serbs overran the enclave of Srebrenica and committed the notorious Srebrenica massacre , summarily executing thousands of Bosnian prisoners of war and male civilians . Following that , they turned their sights on Žepa
Srebrenica massacre
Srebrenica massacre
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