Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In the early 1990s, as Yugoslavia dissolved and the country descended into ethnic violence, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina became the site of one of the longest and deadliest sieges in modern history. Sarajevo was surrounded by Bosnian Serb forces who shelled its neighbourhoods and made extensive use snipers to inflict terror on civilians. But in recent years allegations have surfaced that during the siege, wealthy foreigners paid members of Bosnian Serb forces to take them to sniper positions so they could murder civilians themselves for “fun”.
In the early 1990s, as Yugoslavia dissolved and the country descended into ethnic violence, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina became the site of one of the longest and deadliest sieges in modern history. Sarajevo was surrounded by Bosnian Serb forces who shelled its neighbourhoods and made extensive use snipers to inflict terror on civilians. But in recent years allegations have surfaced that during the siege, wealthy foreigners paid members of Bosnian Serb forces to take them to sniper positions so they could murder civilians themselves for “fun”.
