Question

why did serbs want ethnically pure areas in bosnia-herzegovina

Answer 1

Widespread ethnic cleansing accompanied the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–95), as large numbers of Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks) and Bosnian Croats were forced to flee their homes and were expelled by Bosnian Serbs;some Bosnian Croats also carried out similar campaign against Bosniaks and Serbs. Also, Bosnian Muslims conducted similar acts against Croats in Central Bosnia and against Serbs in the Operation Sana 

Answer 2

Explanation:

• The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992–95 was accompanied by widespread ethnic cleansing, with huge numbers of Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats strained to flee their homes and expelled by Bosnian Serbs.
• Some Bosnian Croats also carried out similar campaigns against Bosnians and Serbs. In Operation Sana, Bosnian Muslims have carried out similar acts against Croats in Central Bosnia and Serbs. The fighting is part of Yugoslavia's break-up.
• Following the 1991 secession of Slovenia and Croatia from the 'Socialist Federal Republic' of Yugoslavia, the multi-ethnic 'Socialist Republic' of Bosnia and Herzegovina–inhabited mainly by Muslim Bosnians (44%), Orthodox Serbs (32.5%) and Catholic Croats (17%)–passed an independence referendum on 29 February 1992.