So-called Serbian Republic of Bosnia. It is the second entity in Bosnia & Herzegovina together with the Federation. It was proclaimed in January 1992 right at the beginning of the last Bosnian War

Turic. Bosnia & Herzeogvina. Flag of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia at the entrance of the village of Turic.

Prijedor. Bosnia & Herzegovina. Zoran Karlica Square in the city centre. Zoran Karlica was a Serbian general that commanded the Serb unit that ethnically cleaned the area of Prijedor.

Prijedor. Bosnia & Herzegovina. The only Serbian house in the old town marked by a Serbian flag

Nova Orlovaca. Bosnia & Herzegovina. Nova Orlovaca is an informal settlement on the outskirts of Prijedor. After the last Bosnian War many Serbs have left their houses and moved into the so-called Serbian Republic of Bosnia. They aim to start a new life over there.

Nova Orlovaca. Bosnia & Herzegovina. Arnela and Dragan Stevkovic are Serbian refugees from central Bosnia. After the last Balkan War many Serbs from central Bosnia have moved to the so-called Serbian Republic of Bosnia where they are now rebuilding their houses.
Omarska. Bosnia & Herzegovina. On the roadthat connects Banja Luka to Prijedor. The flag of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia is often put up to mark the presence of a Serbian majority. Omarska is well known for its concentration camp during the last Balkan War.
Banja Luka. Bosnia & Herzegovina. Danijela Mojstorovic teaches linguistic in different universities across B&H. She recently published a book about the relation between language and national identity in Bosnia. After the breakdown of Former Yugoslavia the common language, serbo-croatian, has split into three languages: Serbian, Bosnian and Croatian. By naming the languages the three different ethnicities are trying to build new different identities based on language and religion.
Banja Luka. Bosnia & Herzegovina. Ferhadia Mosque. It was destroyed during the last Bosnian war. The process of reconstruction started in 2001 and since then various times Serb nationalists have tried to bring it down.

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