BOSNIA . . . THE DUTCH LINE HOLDS, FOR NOW

Monday, July 10, 1995
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Threatened with retaliatory airstrikes if they attacked Dutch peacekeepers outside the Bosnian "safe area" of Srebrenica,Bosnian Serb forceshalted their advance toward Dutch lines on the southern edge of town. Fighting between Serb and government forces intensified elsewhere around the city, as Serb forces reportedly set fire to homes in outlying areas. Despite a U.N. demand that they be released, the Serbian army continued to hold 30 Dutch soldiers hostage as insurance againstNATO bombings.