Jedanaestog jula 1995. snage pod komandom bivšeg vojnog komandanta bosanskih Srba Ratka Mladića zauzele su strateški lociranu enklavu Srebrenica, koja je predstavljala zaštićenu zonu UN-a u kojoj su se nalazile na hiljade bosanskih Muslimana.
On July 11th, 1995, forces under the command of former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic captured the strategically located Srebrenica enclave, which was a UN safe haven sheltering thousands of Bosnian Muslims.