1992–1995 armed conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina or Bosnian War is the generally accepted name for an international military conflict in the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which lasted from April 6th 1992 to December 14th 1995, between Serbia and Montenegro, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croatia. This war is often appointed and as The aggression on Bosnia and Herzegovina and Civil War in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina formally indicted Serbia and Montenegro for genocide before the International Court of Justice. The Court 21st February 2007 published a judgment in which he concluded that the war had an international character.[9][10][11][12]
Bosnian War | ||||||||
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Part of the Yugoslav Wars | ||||||||
The Executive Council Building burns after being hit by tank fire in Sarajevo May 1992; Ratko Mladić with Army of Republika Srpska officers; a Norwegian UN soldier in Sarajevo. | ||||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||||
1992: Herzeg-Bosnia Croatia |
1992: Republika SrpskaSFR Yugoslavia Serbian Krajina | |||||||
1992–94: |
1992–94: Herzeg-BosniaCroatia |
1992–94: Republika SrpskaSerbian Krajina AP Western Bosnia (from 1993) Supported by: FR Yugoslavia | ||||||
1994–95: Herzeg-Bosnia Croatia NATO (bombing operations, 1995) |
1994–95: Republika SrpskaSerbian Krajina AP Western Bosnia Supported by: FR Yugoslavia | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
Alija Izetbegović Leighton W. Smith |
Franjo Tuđman Mate Boban (HVO Chief of Staff) …and others |
Slobodan Milošević Fikret Abdić (President of AP Western Bosnia) | ||||||
Strength | ||||||||
ARBiH: 110,000 troops 100,000 reserves 40 tanks 30 APCs[1] |
HVO: 45,000–50,000 troops[2] 75 tanks 50 APCs 200 artillery pieces[3] HV: 15,000 troops[4] |
VRS: 80,000 troops 300 tanks 700 APCs 800 artillery pieces[5] AP Western Bosnia: 4,000–5,000 troops[6] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | ||||||||
30,521 soldiers killed 31,583 civilians killed[7] |
6,000 soldiers killed 2,484 civilians killed[7] |
21,173 soldiers killed 4,179 civilians killed[7] | ||||||
additional 5,100 killed whose ethnicity and status are unstated[8] | ||||||||
a ^ From 1992 to 1994, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was not supported by the majority of Bosnian Croats and Serbs. Consequently, it represented mainly the Bosnian Muslims. b ^ Between 1994 and 1995, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was supported and represented by both Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats. This was primarily because of the Washington Agreement. |
It was estimated that in the nearly 4 year war killed 100,000 - 200,000 people, while over 2,000,000 people had to leave their homes. According to more recent reports, the war killed around 94,000 inhabitants, and displaced about 1,800,000 people. The war was caused by a complex combination of the general political, social and security crisis in the country, which followed the end of the Cold War and the fall of the socialist system in Yugoslavia. The war ended with the signing Peace Agreement in Dayton, Ohio on 21 November 1995.[source?]
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