On this day in 1992, the Siege of Sarajevo began, the longest siege of a city in the history of modern warfare. It lasted from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996 (1425 days).

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image showing On this day in 1992, the Siege of Sarajevo began, the longest siege of a city in the history of modern warfare. It lasted from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996 (1425 days).

qler85 on April 5th, 2019 at 08:12 UTC »

I was there whole time, still am. I was 5 years when it all started.

b778av on April 5th, 2019 at 08:32 UTC »

It's hard to imagine that a city where the olympic flame burned just 8 years ago, became such a tragedy and synonym of war and destruction.

Fila1921 on April 5th, 2019 at 11:25 UTC »

Hell on earth. How my city survived this, I have no idea.