This document summarizes key events of the genocide that occurred in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina in July 1995 during the Bosnian War. It provides a brief historical context of Yugoslavia's breakup and details the ethnic tensions and political leaders that led to the conflict. It then describes the fall of Srebrenica to Bosnian Serb forces led by Ratko Mladic and the subsequent mass murder of over 8,000 Bosniak men and boys, establishing it as a genocide. Survivors' testimony and the failures of UN and international actors to prevent the massacre are mentioned.