48K views · 1K reactions | "We always think of war as something that happens to other people." The siege of Sarajevo started 30 years ago this week. Zlata Filipovic was amongst the Bosnian children who witnessed the atrocities in their hometown. Her solace was the diary in which she wrote about living through the longest siege in modern history. A letter to Ukraine from Sarajevo: https://bbc.in/3uVFBkf | BBC World Service | Facebook

81K views · 1.3K reactions | The siege of Sarajevo started 30 years ago this week. It was the longest siege in modern history. https://bbc.in/3uYlJNs | BBC News | Facebook

Bosnians are marking the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the Siege of Sarajevo -- the longest siege in modern history. | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

36K views · 2.9K reactions |   Israeli complicity in Bosnia The longest siege in modern history took place in Sarajevo, targeting Bosniak Muslims specifically. Not only did Israel learn a few lessons for its future plan in Gaza in the 2000s, but it also maintained a substantial arms agreement with Bosnian Serb forces in exchange for the safe passage of Jews from Sarajevo. 5Pillars correspondent Haris Tagari reports from Sarajevo. | 5Pillars | Facebook