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How did NATO contribute to the end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

  • Peace negotiations

  • Humanitarian aid

  • Bombings

  • Training Bosnian forces

Answer

NATO's airstrikes in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1995 helped to end the war by forcing Bosnian Serbs to withdraw from their siege of Sarajevo and other cities. The airstrikes were carried out by NATO aircraft based in Italy and other European countries. They began in August 1995 and continued for several weeks.
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