ðə mˈeɪn ɹˈoʊdz, wˌɪtʃ wɜː nˌɑːt æz dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs æz ðə nˈæɹoʊ mˈaʊntɪn ɹˈoʊdz, wɜː blˈɑːkt baɪ ðə sˈɜːbz bᵻsˈiːdʒɪŋ sˌæɹɐjˈeɪvoʊ, fˈoːɹsɪŋ ðə dˈɪpləmˌæts tə tˈeɪk ðə mˈoːɹ dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs ɹˈaʊt.
The main roads, which were not as dangerous as the narrow mountain roads, were blocked by the Serbs besieging Sarajevo, forcing the diplomats to take the more dangerous route.