The victims are of Bosniak nationality, killed in 1992 and 1995 in the area of Vlasenica and Bratunac.
Four more victims of the past war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have been identified, and these are persons of Bosniak nationality killed in 1992 and 1995 in the area of Vlasenica and Bratunac, in the east of the country.
“Their mortal remains were exhumed from graves that were discovered years after their disappearance,” the Missing Persons Institute of BiH (MPI BiH) announced on Monday, after the identification at the Commemorative Center in Tuzla.
Family members identified the mortal remains of Muhidin (Osman) Osmanovic, born in 1963 in the village of Nurici near Milici. He was killed in July 1995 in the area of Vlasenica. His mortal remains were exhumed in Vlasenica in September 2008.
Nuko (Suljo) Nukic, born in 1957 in Vlasenica, was identified. He disappeared in July 1995 in the area of Vlasenica, and his mortal remains were exhumed at the location Jelovacka cesma in Vlasenica in March 2002.
Family members of these two victims, after the identification, gave their consent for the burial of the victims at the collective funeral in 2026 at the Srebrenica – Potocari Memorial Center.
The family also confirmed the identity of Nail (Sefer) Lilic, born in 1957 in the village of Godjenje, Han Pijesak. He disappeared in December 1992 in the area of Skirici near Bratunac. His mortal remains were exhumed in Sikirici in May of this year.
The mortal remains of Kajtaz (Seco) Salkic, born in 1955 in Hranca near Bratunac, were also identified. He disappeared in the area of Bratunac in 1992, and his mortal remains were exhumed on May 21 of this year at the location Glogova.
All victims were first identified using the DNA method, and then their identity was confirmed by their family members during the official identification, MPI BiH announced, AA writes.
