{"id":1111419,"date":"2021-12-12T11:43:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T16:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1111419"},"modified":"2021-12-12T11:43:54","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T16:43:54","slug":"serbs-threaten-secession-from-muslim-majority-bosnia-amid-ethnic-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/serbs-threaten-secession-from-muslim-majority-bosnia-amid-ethnic-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Serbs Threaten Secession from Muslim-Majority Bosnia Amid Ethnic Tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fserbs-threaten-secession-from-muslim-majority-bosnia-amid-ethnic-tensions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1111419&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1236913225-e1639144933577-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Serb politicians have taken the first steps towards seceding from Muslim-majority Bosnia and Herzegovina in a move that could see the return of ethnic violence in the Balkans.<\/p>\n<p>The National Assembly of the&nbsp;Republika Srpska \u2014 a Serbian-majority autonomous region within&nbsp;Bosnia and Herzegovina \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/bosnia-serbs-vote-to-leave-key-institutions-in-secession-move\/a-60088061\">voted<\/a> on Friday to begin the process of opting out of the Bosnian army, security services, judiciary, and tax system.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The move is a substantial step towards complete secession, which runs the risks of reigniting the extreme ethnic violence last seen during the Bosnian War.<\/p>\n<p>Over 100,000 people died during the nearly four-year conflict, which saw the capital city of Sarajevo undergo a siege over three times longer than the siege of Stalingrad during the Second World War.<\/p>\n<p>The United States has recently stepped up attempts to bring the region under control, with <em>The Guardian<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/dec\/10\/us-hopes-to-walk-bosnia-back-from-the-cliff-as-serbs-step-up-secession-threat\">reporting<\/a> that the U.S. is exploring the possibility of implementing more sanctions against the Serbs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.1333333333333\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PICS: Bosnian Authorities Demolish Orthodox Church on Muslim Woman&#8217;s Land <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LpC0UC3aey\">https:\/\/t.co\/LpC0UC3aey<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1401171046980632578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Serb leader Milorad Dodik, who has already had his assets frozen by the United States, has said that he does not \u201cgive a shit\u201d about sanctions, but senior Biden administration officials believe them to be a powerful option.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019ve seen some evidence that the leverage we have, that includes policies like sanctions, can be effective [in] trying to shape behaviour,\u201d&nbsp;Derek Chollet, a senior advisor to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, told <em>The Guardian.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While the United States has already imposed sanctions on Dodik himself, there are reports of uneasiness amongst business interests over the potential impact of future hostile measures from the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>While the possibility of sanctions will likely be an obstacle for any Serb attempt at secession, another difficulty may be general anti-war sentiment within the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we should take Dodik\u2019s secessionist threat very seriously. He has been signalling his objectives for a number of years so this did not come out of thin air,\u201d&nbsp;Jelena Suboti\u0107, a political science professor, told <em>The Guardian<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA much bigger question is if the people of Republika Srpska will follow. It is one thing to engage in nationalist rhetoric, it is another to actually pick up arms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Why the Serbs should not be allowed to peacefully separate from Bosnia was not discussed in the left-wing newspaper\u2019s report.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.9827586206897\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Czech Prez: \u2018Spread of Radical Islam in EU Candidate State Bosnia Funded by Saudi Arabia\u2019<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6MaWlXoagH\">https:\/\/t.co\/6MaWlXoagH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/920031610631749633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Breitbart London on Facebook:<\/span><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BreitbartLondon\/\"><span>Breitbart London<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serb politicians have taken the first steps towards seceding from Muslim-majority Bosnia and Herzegovina in a move that could see the return of ethnic violence in the Balkans. 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