Gorazde: 1995

While Srebrenica fell, Goražde fought. Surrounded, shelled, and starved—this Drina River city survived the worst of the Bosnian War.

I’ve stared at the photos from that summer—men with rifles older than their fathers, women lining up for water under sniper fire. The UN called Goražde a "Safe Area." But there is no safety in a cauldron.

Today, the Drina flows green again. But every bridge in town is a memorial. gorazde 1995

In the summer of 1995, while the world’s eyes were fixed on Srebrenica and Sarajevo, the small Drina River city of Goražde faced its own Armageddon.

By July '95, Bosnian Serb forces wanted to "cleanse" it. But NATO bombs finally fell. The siege broke. While Srebrenica fell, Goražde fought

📌 Lesson: Survival isn't luck. It's the will to defend, a geography that favors the brave, and a world that finally watches.

July 1995. The hills around Goražde were on fire. The UN called Goražde a "Safe Area

We talk about the wars of the 1990s as a tragedy of inaction. Goražde is the exception that proves the rule: