On background: My first trip into the besieged city of Sarajevo began with a hairy ride on a bus in December 1992 with a group of jovial Italian pacifists. We started out from the Bosnian town of Kiseljak just 30 miles away in Croat-controlled territory. The two Serb front lines around the city (one facing … Continue reading The Siege of Sarajevo: Inside the longest and most destructive city siege since World War II