Finally, a foreigner who said that individuals on all sides in the Bosnian war committed atrocities, so all three peoples had lost loved ones. If Serbs were helped by Serbia and the Orthodox countries, as you said, for the sake of fairness you should also have said that the Muslims were helped by Turkey and Saudi Arabia - even mujaheddins were present during the war; and the Bosnian Croats were helped by Croatia, Germany, and the Vatican. I am from Serbia and I have been to Bosnia and Herzegovina many times. It's a wonderful country with amazing people and history. I love it. Ordinary people on all sides just want to have normal lives and move on. It's the politicians who always create trouble. Anyway, things in the Balkans are way deeper and more complex than you can possibly understand. I told you that also in your Serbia video.
Hi Alex, thanks for being back! And thank you for sharing this thoughtful perspective! We always appreciate feedback and take it to heart! You’re absolutely right, the history and dynamics of the Balkans are incredibly complex, with many sides and stories to consider! 😞 Yes, let's hope for and focus on peace and normalcy for all! ♥️
Turkey and Saudi Arabia didn't help my people in Srebrenica.. so idk what's your are talking about there (unless we are talking about Mujaheddin in Zenica which is in Central Bosnia not Eastern Bosnia)... But Greek and Russians were present during the fall of Srebrenica in 1995. There's Google images that you can see online if you don't believe me and a Greek reporter who covered the story got death threats from Greek radical nationalists...
Alex, I agree with you that all sides are responsible for the killings not just Serbia. However, the scale of atrocities are much larger in Bosnia Sieges and Kosovo War, that’s why as a foreigner I sympathize more for the Bosnia and Kosovo. Living in US, I can be affected by Western media more, however, I tried to be as neutral as possible. I just visited Serbia, Bosnia and other Balkan countries a month ago. I want to listen to the Serbia’s point of view, thus I participated Serbian tour (with Serbian tour guide) . Through the trip, I can realize better of the historical background and roots of the conflicts. It is hard to resolve Balkan’s intertwined conflicts and difficult to sort out who had original sins. Only thing I can hope is love and peace can finally achieved among all people who live in the Region.
Dear Nedzad, you make our hearts smile! Thank you so much for taking the time to send us your wonderful feedback! A big hug to you and Bosnia! We will come back for sure! 🤗🇧🇦🤗
@@goingtoworld Bosnia is the oldest Balkan state. When the division into Eastern and Western Roman Empire was made, the border passed on both sides of Bosnia. This matter is constantly hidden. Until the arrival of the Ottoman Empire, Bosniaks baptized Bogomils who belonged to the Bosnian Church lived in the Kingdom of Bosnia, yes, Bosnia had its own church which was not recognized by Catholics and Orthodox. the Bosnian church followed the Bible while the Catholics and Orthodox followed the rules of their church. in Bosnia, everyone was Bosniak Krstian,Bogumils,Catholic and a small number of Orthodox. Orthodox Serbs and Catholic Croats deny this because they want Bosnia to disappear, they want part of the territory for themselves. it was the reason for the 1992-1995 war during the aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992-1995, Serbs and Croats wanted Bosnia to disappear, to destroy Islam and Muslims, then they demolished 614 mosques. The mosques were rebuilt, alhamdulillah. Bosnia was never part of Croatia and Serbia. Croatia was Hungarian, while Serbs are immigrants from the Caucasus Bosniaks are an autochthonous Balkan people. Herzegovina was a region within Bosnia at the berlin congress in 1878, the name Bosnia and Hercegovina was born, and the real original name is just Bosnia There are Croats and Serbs who respect and love Bosnia and Herzegovina, but that is a small number
Why do you label countries? In the Serbia video, you said "most controversial country". In your Bosnia video, you said "most divided country". Why this need to label countries? How would we label your country, Germany?
Thank you for sharing great video about Bosnia Herzegovina I will love to visit this country because I love traveling, meeting people and enjoying good food ,I remember the war I used to watch on television and read in paper I really felt bad about Serbrenica and genocide committed on the Bosnia muslims I can only imagine the feeling been there ,I wish peace and happiness to the people of Bosnia watching from South Africa ❤
Hello dear Shah Padayachee, thank you so much for your heartfelt comment and for watching from South Africa! Wishing you wonderful travels and thank you again for your kind wishes for Bosnia! ♥️
7:35 since you talked about "ISIS Bosnian Members", talk about how many Bosnian Serbs joined the Russians with LPR and DPR in Ukraine against Ukrainians and Bosnian Croats who are fighting against Russians with Ukraine if we want to be even on "radical people"...
@@OropherIsilra now you're just being a nationalist yourself... i'm just saying if you talked about one side joining a terrorist organization, it would be best to call out all sides who support today's terrorist organizations.... sorry for being a "cop" about it, but i'm just tired of islamic "terrorists" being mentioned but no one mentions terrorist organizations of other faiths...
@@OropherIsilra and last time i checked, ISIS was (ironically) created by the United States (I am a American citizen myself) itself and Turkey is a Nato ally...
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Hello Nicole and Roberto I really appreciate your reports. They are excellent with a lot of empathy and understanding. I can also feel your concern in a divided country. Next year I'm going on a cultural trip with a friend through Ljubljana-Zagreb-Banja Luka-Sarajevo-Mostar-Split-Sibenik-Rijeka-Trieste. Best wishes to you Felix
Lieber Felix, so schön, wieder von Dir zu lesen! Merci vielmal! Wie war denn Eure Zugreise nach Rumänien? Wir hoffen, Ihr hattet eine tolle Zeit! A thousand thanks for following our journeys! Your cultural trip sounds amazing, it covers many interesting and beautiful places! Sending you best wishes and love to Grisons! ♥️ We really appreciate you having with us! 🤗🤗
@@goingtoworld Glad to see you here, you are very welcome. P.S. In general, I am not about talking war stories, people here and in Sarajevo are both tired of war stories, and every normal peron is looking forward, not backward.
Nicole, you are an amazing and empathetic personality, ..Nicole & Roberto two people with warm hearts and great love❤❤ ..Your video really touches me, in UN peacekeeping force was in Srebrenica in 1994-1995 and then in 1999 in UNPROFOR units in Mitrovica, .. I saw many ugly things and had nightmares for a long time..I will never understand why it happened, one day friends, brothers-in-law, cousins, even betrothed .and the next day they kill each other😭😭
This happened in WW 1, in WW 2, and in the 1990s... Wars in the Balkans have cycles. We have all been living here for centuries. Every once in a while we all go crazy, and after that all is well again...
Our cherished friend, Marcus. ♥️ Thank you deeply for sharing such personal experiences with us. We are deeply touched to hear of all that you have witnessed! 🖤 The pain of seeing this darkest side of humanity must be unimaginable … 🖤 and yet your story brings to light the courage and strength of those, like you, who were there to help!!!! 🙏 Sending you heartfelt love and gratitude for your openness! Thank you for sharing. Feel warmly embraced, always! ♥️
@@goingtoworld .First of all, thank you for the beautiful and encouraging sentences... secondly, as I have written more than once, I am happy to have friends like you two.... ❤❤.Please take care of each other.. I hug you both . ... The memories are so vivid in me, I only regret that I could not help more, that all of us who were there could not help as much as we wanted ..
Please take care of yourself too, Marcus, and know that your kindness, friendship and presence mean very much to us! DANKE SCHÖN! We surely could listen to what you have experienced for hours … the longer you accompany us on our way, the more we learn about you … 🙏 Sending a big, warm hug to your good heart! 🤗♥️🤗
The muslims of the Balkans represent the legacy of the Ottomans, who occupied christian lands. The Balkan peoples have nothing against Islam as a religion, but these "native" muslims betrayed their roots and sided with the Ottomans. In the wars between the Austrian Empire, later Russia and the Ottoman Empire, the Serbs and other christian peoples were on the side of Austria and Russia, and on the other hand, the Ottoman Empire had as allies the Albanians, who are 80% muslims, and the Islamized Serbs (today's Bosniaks), Islamized Bulgarians (Pomaks), Islamized Macedonians (Torbeshi), Islamized Greeks, etc. Any Turkish victory would lead to the exodus of christians and the settlement of Albanians and other muslims. The last Ottoman territories to be liberated were Bosnia and the southern part of the Balkans. At that time, the politics of the great powers changed. They no longer allowed christian nations to expel muslims during liberation. That is why they are still there and causing problems for christians.
You dont know the history of bosnia to claim this.. Bosnia was already persecuted by both orthodox and catholic authorities.. Bosnia was a safe haven for persecuted religious minorities.. It was a buffer zone between catholic and orthodox powers.. The bosnian kingdom had no loyalties to the powers that persecuted it..
First of all is to say that the Albanians and the Greeks are the indigenous population of the Balkans. For example, when the Albanians were Christian, there were even no Slavs in the Balkans. From the Middle Ages onwards, the conquest of land by Slavs began in the Balkans. The Serbo-Slavs like to use religion as a pretext to ethnically cleanse the native Albanian population from their territories and to justify their racism and nationalism. Every person has the right to believe in the religion he wants, even if certain radical Orthodox priests would like to see it differently. Albanians are predominantly Muslim, but there are also a large number of Catholics and Orthodox. Albanians do not define themselves by religion, but by ethnicity (unlike the settled Slavs).
Such a stupid comment! The reason why Serbs are not ready for European union is summarized in this comment! Anyway for your information, Albanians are in the balcans since much before than "Rusan" Serbs! And Albanians have been Christians much before than Serbs. But we're also enough intelligent thsr religion is just pretty novels told people! And greatest side of people don't give a shit about religion and don't listen to old men in andropausa hating women!
How is Bosnia actually more divided than Switzerland, Belgium, Moldova, Ukraine or Cyprus? Switzerland is split ethnically just like we are, they dont even speak the same language between themselves and have cantons, Belgium has also two regions that dont like each other with completely different languages, and one wants independence, and they are not able to form a governent for hundreds of days, Cyprus is split into two parts even more than Bosnia, whose parts dont even communicate with each other. Moldova has a breakaway republic that isnt even under it's control, Ukraine as well with the Russian occupation. So not really sure how Bosnia is Europe's MOST DIVIDED country, would you care to elaborate? :) Also "a country with an uncertain future", really no need to insult us like that, as far as I can see we welcomed you with open arms.
Thanks for your comparison and for your frank words. We certainly didn’t mean to "insult" Bosnia & Herzegovina, and we hope our love and respect for Bosnia & Herzegovina shines through in the video. ♥️🇧🇦👼
@ thanks for the kind words! You still didnt argument though why is Bosnia the MOST DIVIDED country in Europe? Especially compared to Switzerland, Belgium, Ukraine, Moldova, and Cyprus, who are more divided than we are. Would you care to elaborate your claim? :)
Bosnia is the oldest Balkan state. When the division into Eastern and Western Roman Empire was made, the border passed on both sides of Bosnia. This matter is constantly hidden. Until the arrival of the Ottoman Empire, Bosniaks baptized Bogomils who belonged to the Bosnian Church lived in the Kingdom of Bosnia, yes, Bosnia had its own church which was not recognized by Catholics and Orthodox. the Bosnian church followed the Bible while the Catholics and Orthodox followed the rules of their church. in Bosnia, everyone was Bosniak, Christian, Catholic and a small number of Orthodox. Orthodox Serbs and Catholic Croats deny this because they want Bosnia to disappear, they want part of the territory for themselves. it was the reason for the 1992-1995 war during the aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992-1995, Serbs and Croats wanted Bosnia to disappear, to destroy Islam and Muslims, then they demolished 614 mosques. The mosques were rebuilt, alhamdulillah. Bosnia was never part of Croatia and Serbia. Croatia was Hungarian, while Serbs are immigrants from the Caucasus Bosniaks are an autochthonous Balkan people. Herzegovina was a region within Bosnia at the berlin congress in 1878, the name Bosnia and Hercegovina was born, and the real original name is just Bosnia There are Croats and Serbs who respect and love Bosnia and Herzegovina, but that is a small number
I wish to Bosnia all the best for the future . I am also from the balkans and I think all problems of balkans will be fixed by massive emigration to west after membership in EU. Not people around no hate around, it is just a matter time!
@goingtoworld I am Albanian raised in Tuscany now in Poland since 14 years and I see all this balcanic "issues" as primitive and medieval! The balcanic people don't understand that what makes our area beautiful and attractive from a tourist perspective is the diversity and richness of our area. But you can not change the mindset, only massive emigration of young people to west and the passing by of today adults and old people will fix this issue: I know it seems macabre but this is reality, you cannot change the mindset of a 50 years old person. What makes ironic the situation is that balcanic people when they meet in west Europe, they befriend with each other...
I jos 40 sela između Zvornika i Rogatice koje su Bosnjaci od 1992. do 1995. zvjerski napadali iz navodne UN zastićene zone. A da smo mi Srbi kasnije napravili još veće sra*e i "raspucali se"...i to je tačno.
Well done. You deserve many more views and subscriptions. But I think you should also have visited the countryside and the Serbian part, or will you do so later ?
Thank you so much for your support! 😊 We could only explore a bit of the countryside and Serbian part this time, but we’re planning more trips to Bosnia & Herzegovina - stay tuned! 🫶
You are also naive, they don't know that, they are here to spread lies and propagandize fabrications from CNN, BBC... That it is "genocide"?! What does not satisfy any world-known definition and resolution on genocide. At first, no more than 2500 Muslims were killed, now Muslims from all over Bosnia are bringing in corpses, so as not to inflate the number. Well, in a short time, almost over 500 were found on the monuments that were alive, and it was written that they were dead on the monuments?! Only men capable of military service were killed, women were taken to safety, along with children and the elderly... Where in the world and in what place did such a "genocide" happen?! someone who supposedly "wants to commit genocide"?! Over a nation of about 2 million people, of one nation, and to supposedly destroy them?! ! He committed this "genocide" in a military operation by killing a few thousand soldiers and men of military age, who had previously massacred women and children in Serbian villages, and killed 3,500 of them?! So those "evil genocidal Serbs"?! Who "want to commit genocide and destroy all Muslims in Bosnia"?! They take and transport all the Muslim women, children and old men from Srebrenica, to safety "those evil genocidal Serbs"?! And they liquidate only military capable men, as a form of revenge for the previous crimes of those very Muslims! Well, if they want to commit genocide, why would they spare women and children?! How did the Serbs thank God and did it! And where in the world is there a "genocide of a few thousand dead"?! And all this is happening in one practical village of Srebrenica?! And these same men, most of them died in the breakthrough, through the Serbian lines on the front. These are the Muslim butchers who slaughtered before that in Bratunac, Kravici on Christmas... More than 3,500 Serbs, civilian women and children, were killed then! But, of course, they are not interested in that, they are interested in spreading lies and propaganda as much as possible! So it is clear that this is a political game of the West directed against the Serbs as the arch-enemy of the West! And the same US and NATO armed those same Muslims in that war, in the butchery raids on Serbian towns and villages in Bosnia! And the Muslims were proxy infantry for them, for which there are hundreds of proofs! And who controls the court in The Hague, the US forever! US NATO and their allies are mostly terrorists, Nazis... They will not answer for any crime?! Has anyone who is a puppet of the US and NATO ever been held accountable in The Hague for a crime?! of course it's not, so no one will be held accountable for the series of 3500 killed Serbs from Bratunac ... and other places ... The case of Gaza is the best proof, it's clear to anyone with an IQ higher than room temperature. When the Americans forbade the court in The Hague to try their to Israel's ally and therefore to the Americans for real genocide! Several tens, if not hundreds of thousands of killed women, children, children, babies... In Gaza! But that's not "genocide"?! These are US partners, servants... They are "fighting for democracy"?! Just like the Muslims and mujahideen in the 90s in Bosnia, when they beheaded Serbs! That's all right, right?! .When the Serbs killed those mass murderers, they were in Srebrenica! And not "it's genocide"?! A couple of thousand Muslim butchers of military age who were already slaughtering women and children in Serbian villages! It's "genocide"?! And several tens of thousands of women, children, old people and babies in Gaza. And 3,500 Serbs from Bratunac and its surroundings... "isn't it genocide"?! So how do the Americans say that?!
Until the international community gets tired of keeping Bosnia together. It is only together because the international community wants it to stay together. But the country is dysfunctional and the three peoples there can't agree on anything. On any single thing. How long do you think such a situation will last?
@@AlexM-t6h we have been in more dire situations, yet we are here. Ottomans are gone, Austro-Hungarians are gone, Yugoslavia is gone...so... there might be some rough times ahead, but nothing that we will not survive. 💪💪
I watched this video just for the sake of bosnia and my brother Muslims . You were cringe. But I did gave a like thank me. But I loved the femininity left in you sooo still ❤
I think that the name of your video Should be Bosnia only, Sarajevo and Srebrenica, Federation...? You never covered Hercegovina at all and gave Republic of Srpska nearly 3 minutes of your time if we take away your visit to Srebrenica. Near the end of your film you have mentioned That all 3 nations have its own autonomies (mining Entities) well, that is not correct! There are only 2 Entities, Republic of Srpska and second one is Federation, even there are 3 constitutional nations.
People need to know the real truth. Most of the harm/evil was done by the army, not by the people or civilians,the genocide that happened in Srebrenica was committed by Serbia and the Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA), not the Serbs from Republika Srpska .A great injustice is being done to Serbs, and that’s one of the reasons why 60% of Serbs don’t want a shared life,and one country without borders.In Bosnia war 25000 Serbs died.Greetings from Sarajevo.
🤣🤣🤣🤣The so-called "Genocide in Srebrenica" never even happened. Because it is not genocide. It does not meet any definition or resolution about genocide, about real genocide. It is a political propaganda program of the US and NATO, in order to wash themselves and their proxy infantry, Muslims and Mujahideen from Bosnia.
Not the JNA but the paramilitary forces from Serbia, and also by the soldiers from Republika Srpska. JNA had withdrawn from Bosnia in the early stages of the war, as early as 1992. The new, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) was proclaimed on April 27, 1992, and by then the Vojska Jugoslavije (Yugoslav Army) was formed, so the JNA had ceased to exist before that.
You are giving false information. The international court has concluded that what happened in Srebrenica was genocide. This part is correct. But, the same court did not condemn Serbia for genocide. It said that Serbia could have done more to prevent the genocide from happening, but that it itself was not responsible for the genocide. When Bosnia sued Serbia for genocide, the claim was dismissed.
You are funny, pay the rent to the Natives of Bosnia Franjevci and Podrinci and keep your mouth shut or go back to Serbia where you came from. Stop dreaming the dream that will never come true. It’s only 450,000 of you Russian Serbs left in Bosnia by 2050 rest of you who call themselves Serbs but born in Bosnia will be deported to Serbia and expelled to ex Russian countries where you came from 😂😂😂
