ˈæftɚ mˈʌtʃ tɹˈʌbəl, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð hɪz wˈaɪf ænd ðɛɹ dˈɔːɾɚ, hiː mˈænɪdʒd tə flˈiː ðə sˈɪɾi θɹuː ðə kɹˈoʊætkəntɹˈoʊld wˈɛstɚn pˈɑːɹt ʌv hˈɜːzɪɡˌɑːvɪnə ænd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ɹˈiːtʃ sˈɜːbiə ˈæftɚ ɡˌoʊɪŋ θɹuː kɹoʊˈeɪʃə, sloʊvˈiːniə ænd hˈʌŋɡɚɹi.
After much trouble, along with his wife and their daughter, he managed to flee the city through the Croat-controlled western part of Herzegovina and eventually reach Serbia after going through Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary.