Italian journalist Ezio Gavazzeni’s recently published book “Weekend Snipers” sheds light on what has been described as a “human hunting” operation over Sarajevo during the Bosnian War.
Meanwhile, the German magazine Der Spiegel provides alarming details regarding the involvement of former Serbian intelligence chief Jovica Stanišić and raises questions about the role of current Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.
According to the investigation, 30 years after the four-year siege of Sarajevo, the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office is examining allegations that wealthy Western European snipers traveled to the hills overlooking the city to target civilians, with pregnant women and children considered “high-value victims.”
Judge Guido Salvini described the operation as highly sophisticated:
“Dozens, if not hundreds, of perpetrators originated from Italy, traveling in groups from Belgrade to Sarajevo by helicopter and off-road vehicles.”
Investigations indicate that approximately 230 Italians, French, Belgians, and Swiss paid up to 200,000 Deutsche Marks for a “weekend of killing.”
One of the most harrowing Sarajevo archive files bears the name “Irina Ćišić 1992–1993.” Irina was killed just four days after her first birthday, becoming one of 1,600 children killed during the siege.
Bosnian Army veteran Naser Husić recalled: “Send women and children to safe locations.” This warning marked the imminent arrival of the “weekend snipers.”
According to Croatian journalist Domagoj Margetić, Vučić reportedly served as a volunteer under Chetnik commander Slavko Aleksić, escorting foreign visitors. Vojislav Šešelj also confirmed his involvement in Aleksić’s unit.
Documents from August 1992 suggest that Vučić received a Zastava rifle and 20,000 Deutsche Marks from an Italian visitor, identified only as Roberto R.
Three former Chetnik commanders, key witnesses, mysteriously died at the end of 2025.
Aleksandar Ličanin, a former Serbian soldier in Bosnia, stated that he saw the “safari tourists” shoot at the elderly and children and then celebrate into the morning.
The logistics of the “Sarajevo Safari” are reported to have been coordinated by Dragoslav Bokan, currently chairman of the board of the National Theatre of Serbia.
Bosnian MP Zlatko Miletić expressed certainty that the safaris were organized by Serbian security services:
“If the witnesses had not died in such ‘interesting’ circumstances last year, we would know every detail today.”
