What are some examples of ethnic and religious conflicts in North Ireland the Balkans?

* The Troubles (1968-1998): A three-decade conflict between Irish nationalists, who wanted Northern Ireland to be part of a united Ireland, and British loyalists, who wanted Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom. The conflict claimed the lives of over 3,500 people.

* The Enniskillen bombing (1987): A bomb planted by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, killed 11 people and injured dozens more. It was the deadliest terrorist attack in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.

* The Omagh bombing (1998): A bomb planted by the Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA) in Omagh, County Tyrone, killed 29 people and injured over 200. It was the deadliest single terrorist attack in the history of Northern Ireland.

The Balkans

* The Yugoslav Wars (1991-2001): A series of conflicts that followed the breakup of Yugoslavia. The wars included the Bosnian War, the Croatian War of Independence, the Kosovo War, and the Macedonian Conflict. The wars claimed the lives of over 100,000 people.

* The Srebrenica massacre (1995): A massacre of Bosnian Muslim men and boys by Bosnian Serb forces in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Over 8,000 people were killed, making it the worst massacre in Europe since World War II.

* The Kosovo War (1998-1999): A conflict between ethnic Albanians and Serbian forces in Kosovo. The war ended with NATO intervention, which led to Kosovo's independence in 2008.