✦ History

Bosnian War

April 6, 1992 – November 21, 1995

Ended by Dayton Agreement

War in Bosnia and Herzegovina after it declared independence from Yugoslavia, fought between Bosniak, Serb and Croat forces. It included the siege of Sarajevo and the Srebrenica genocide, and ended with the Dayton Agreement in 1995.

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Battles and events 39

1992
Višegrad massacres Višegrad
April 1992 – December 1993
Siege of Mostar Croat-Bosniak victory (1992) Mostar
April 1, 1992 – October 1, 1995
Siege of Goražde Dayton Agreement Goražde Sefer Halilović, Radislav Krstić, Zdravko Tolimir
April 3–11, 1992
Battle of Kupres (1992) Yugoslav People's Army victory Bosnia and Herzegovina Janko Bobetko, Stanislav Galić, Momir Talić
April 5, 1992 – February 29, 1996
Siege of Sarajevo Military stalemate Siege of Sarajevo François Mitterrand, Alija Izetbegović, Radovan Karadžić
April 5–6, 1992
1992 anti-war protests in Sarajevo Sarajevo
April 7, 1992 – January 1994
Foča ethnic cleansing Foča
May 2–3, 1992
1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Sarajevo Bosnian victory Sarajevo Lewis MacKenzie, Milutin Kukanjac
May 15, 1992
1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Tuzla Bosnian victory Tuzla
June 1992 – October 29, 1992
Operation Vrbas '92 Army of Republika Srpska victory Jajce Stanislav Galić, Tihomir Blaškić, Momir Talić
June 7–26, 1992
Operation Jackal Croatian victory Bosnia and Herzegovina Janko Bobetko
June 12, 1992 – August 5, 1995
Siege of Bihać (1992–1995) ARBiH and Croatian Army victory Bihać Ratko Mladić, Milan Martić, Zvonimir Červenko
June 19, 1992 – February 23, 1994
Croat–Bosniak War Washington agreement Bosnia and Herzegovina Alija Izetbegović, Krešimir Zubak, Sefer Halilović
June 24 – October 6, 1992
Operation Corridor 92 Army of Republika Srpska victory Bosnia and Herzegovina Milan Martić, Petar Stipetić, Momir Talić
July 16, 1992 – December 2, 2004
NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina End of the Bosnian War Bosnia and Herzegovina Vojislav Koštunica, Zoran Đinđić, Slobodan Milošević
January 7, 1993
Kravica attack (1993) Kravica
September 1993
Operation Neretva '93 Partial ARBiH victory Herzegovina Sefer Halilović
September 27, 1993 – August 7, 1995
Intra-Bosnian Muslim War Central government victory Alija Izetbegović
January 24, 1994
Operation Tvigi 94 HVO victory
February 5, 1994 – August 28, 1995
Markale massacres Sarajevo Market Hall (Markale)
February 28, 1994
1994 Serb J-21 Jastreb shootdown NATO victory Banja Luka
April 29, 1994
Operation Bøllebank Tuzla
June 2 – August 21, 1994
Operation Tiger (1994) Central government victory Bosnia and Herzegovina
October 20 – November 3, 1994
Battle of Kupres (1994) ARBiH and HVO victory Kupres Municipality Rasim Delić, Tihomir Blaškić
October 25, 1994
Operation Amanda UN victory Gradačac
November 29 – December 24, 1994
Operation Winter '94 Croatian victory Croatia Ratko Mladić, Janko Bobetko, Tihomir Blaškić
December 1994
Operation Spider VRS and NOZB victory Velika Kladuša Mile Novaković
May 9 – July 11, 1995
Siege of Srebrenica Army of Republika Srpska victory Srebrenica Ratko Mladić, Radislav Krstić, Zdravko Tolimir
May 27 – September 10, 1995
Battle of Vozuća Vozuća
May 27, 1995
Battle of Vrbanja Bridge French United Nations peacekeepers retake observation post Suada and Olga bridge
July 11–22, 1995
Srebrenica massacre Srebrenica Ratko Mladić
July 22, 1995
Split Agreement Split Franjo Tuđman
July 25–29, 1995
Operation Summer '95 Croatian victory Bosnia and Herzegovina Zvonimir Červenko, Ante Gotovina
August 4–7, 1995
Operation Storm Croatian victory Operation Storm Nikica Valentić, Alija Izetbegović, Franjo Tuđman
August 30 – September 20, 1995
Operation Deliberate Force Lifting of Siege of Sarajevo Operation Deliberate Force Ratko Mladić, Bernard Janvier, Rupert Smith
September 8–15, 1995
Operation Mistral 2 Croatian victory Bosnia and Herzegovina Željko Glasnović, Ante Gotovina, Ante Kotromanović
September 13 – October 20, 1995
Operation Sana ARBiH victory Bosnia and Herzegovina Ratko Mladić
September 18–19, 1995
Operation Una Army of Republika Srpska victory Bosnia and Herzegovina Franjo Tuđman, Momir Talić
October 8–11, 1995
Operation Southern Move Croatian victory Bosnia and Herzegovina Ante Gotovina

Key commanders

Yugoslavia and Serb forces 20

Slobodan Milošević President of Serbia, Backed the Bosnian Serb forces Momčilo Krajišnik belligerent leader Radovan Karadžić President of Republika Srpska, Political leader of the Bosnian Serbs Ratko Mladić Commander, Army of Republika Srpska, Commanded Bosnian Serb forces, including at Srebrenica Biljana Plavšić belligerent leader Milutin Kukanjac military commander Milan Gvero belligerent leader Stanislav Galić military commander Momir Talić military commander Milan Martić military commander Milan Babić military commander Mile Mrkšić military commander Mile Novaković military commander Radislav Krstić military commander Lewis MacKenzie military commander Novica Simić military commander Zdravko Tolimir military commander Vojislav Koštunica belligerent leader Zoran Đinđić belligerent leader Goran Hadžić belligerent leader

Bosnia and Herzegovina 14

Haris Silajdžić belligerent leader Alija Izetbegović President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Led the Bosnian government during the war Franjo Tuđman belligerent leader Sefer Halilović belligerent leader Rasim Delić military commander Gojko Šušak belligerent leader Janko Bobetko belligerent leader Hakija Turajlić belligerent leader Zvonimir Červenko military commander Ante Gotovina military commander Petar Stipetić military commander Tihomir Blaškić military commander Željko Glasnović military commander Ante Kotromanović military commander

United Nations and allies 4

François Mitterrand belligerent leader Bernard Janvier military commander Lewis MacKenzie military commander Leighton W. Smith, Jr. military commander

Croatia 7

Nikica Valentić belligerent leader Alija Izetbegović belligerent leader Franjo Tuđman belligerent leader Zvonimir Červenko military commander Petar Stipetić military commander Rahim Ademi military commander Ante Gotovina military commander

NATO 17

Bernard Janvier military commander Rupert Smith military commander Leighton W. Smith, Jr. military commander Michael E. Ryan military commander Stuart Peach, Baron Peach military commander Naser Orić military commander Haris Silajdžić belligerent leader Alija Izetbegović belligerent leader Franjo Tuđman belligerent leader Manfred Wörner military commander Willy Claes military commander Sefer Halilović military commander Rasim Delić military commander Gojko Šušak military commander Janko Bobetko military commander Wesley Clark military commander Jeremy Michael Boorda military commander

Herzeg-Bosnia 3

Krešimir Zubak belligerent leader Mate Boban military commander Tihomir Blaškić military commander

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and allies 2

Radislav Krstić military commander Zdravko Tolimir military commander