A beacon of hope in Bosnia

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A beacon of hope in Bosnia

It was the scene of some of the worst atrocities of the 1992-95 war, but residents are slowly rebuilding ties.

There is just one functioning restaurant in Foca [Credit: Phil Cain]

Foca, a region of breathtaking gorges and dark forests in south-eastern Bosnia will be forever remembered for some of the most appalling atrocities of the 1992-1995 war. The declaration of independence by a Muslim-dominated administration in Sarajevo on March 3, 1992 prompted a defiant Bosnian Serb population to try and carve out territory of their own - territory which would become the post-war Bosnian "entity" of Republika Srpska, in which Foca lies.

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/2010/09/201092513205554124.html
 
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