10 dicembre 1995 durante la guerra in Bosnia: A Mostar, la popolazione locale attraversa un ponte d'acciaio temporaneo (oggi la maggior parte di Musala), sul fiume Neretva.
6615 x 9938 px | 56 x 84,1 cm | 22,1 x 33,1 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
10 dicembre 1995
Ubicazione:
Mostarskog bataljona, Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina.
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The silver dome of the Roznamedži Ibrahim-efendija mosque can be seen in the background. The original bridge, the Bridge of Tzar Franz Josef (or Tito’s Bridge) was destroyed by Serb forces on the night of 29th/30th May 1992 at a time when the Croats were allied with the Bosnian Muslim (ARBiH) forces. At the end of 1992, a replacement steel bridge was erected, but it too was destroyed in July 1993. On the 12th September 1994, British and Spanish military engineers from UNPROFOR constructed another steel bridge. It was finally taken down in 1999, and replaced in 2000 by a reinforced concrete bridge, which was named the Musala Bridge. The Siege of Mostar was fought during the Bosnian War first in 1992 and then again later in 1993 to 1994. Initially lasting between April 1992 and June 1992, it involved the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) and the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) fighting against the Serb-dominated Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). That phase ended in June 1992 after the success of Operation Jackal, launched by the Croatian Army (HV) and HVO. As the wider conflict matured and the political landscape changed, the Bosnian Croats and Bosniaks began to fight against each other, culminating in the Croat–Bosniak War. Between June 1993 and April 1994 the HVO besieged Bosniak-concentrated East Mostar, resulting in the deaths of numerous civilians, a cut off of humanitarian aid, damage or destruction of ten mosques, and the blowing up of the historic Stari Most bridge. Hostilities ended with the signing of the Washington Agreement in March 1994 and the establishment of the Croat–Bosniak federation.
