Yugoslav Wars
March 31, 1991 – November 12, 2001 · Sarajevo
Result Breakup of Yugoslavia and the formation of independent successor states
Series of wars that accompanied the break-up of Yugoslavia: in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and North Macedonia. About 140,000 people were killed, with ethnic cleansing and the genocide at Srebrenica.
Yugoslavia and Serb forces
Croatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Slovenia
NATO
Other
Units
Battles and events 8
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Croatian War of Independence March 31, 1991 – November 12, 1995 · Croatian victory
- Pakrac clash 1991 · Status quo ante bellum
- Plitvice Lakes incident March 1991 · Croatian victory
- Battle of Borovo Selo May 2, 1991 · Serbian Krajina victory
- Battles of Glina (1991) June 26 – July 27, 1991 · SAO Krajina victory in both battles
- Operation Stinger July 26–27, 1991 · SAO Krajina victory
- Battle of Osijek August 1991 – June 1992 · Ceasefire
- Siege of Kijevo August 17–26, 1991 · Yugoslav People's Army victory
- Operation Labrador August 19, 1991
- Battle of Vukovar August 25 – November 18, 1991 · Pyrrhic Yugoslav People's Army victory
- Battle of Gospić August 29 – September 22, 1991 · Croatian victory
- Battle of Kusonje September 8–9, 1991 · SAO Western Slavonia victory
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Battle of the Barracks September 14 – November 23, 1991 · Croatian victory
- Siege of Varaždin Barracks September 14–22, 1991 · Croatian victory
- Siege of Bjelovar Barracks September 14–29, 1991 · Croatian victory
- Battle of Zadar September 16 – October 5, 1991
- Battle of Šibenik September 16–22, 1991 · Croatian victory
- Siege of Dubrovnik October 1, 1991 – May 31, 1992 · Croatian victory
- Operation Hurricane-91 October 29, 1991 – January 3, 1992 · Croatian victory
- Operation Swath-10 October 31 – November 4, 1991 · Croatian victory
- Battle of the Dalmatian Channels November 14–16, 1991 · Croatian victory
- Operation Whirlwind December 11–13, 1991 · Yugoslav-SAO Krajina victory
- Operation Jackal June 7–26, 1992 · Croatian victory
- Siege of Bihać (1992–1995) June 12, 1992 – August 5, 1995 · ARBiH and Croatian Army victory
- Battle of the Miljevci Plateau June 21–23, 1992 · Croatian victory
- Operation Tiger (1992) July 1–13, 1992 · Croatian victory
- Evacuation of Karin Base January 1993 · Successful evacuation of French peacekeepers from the base
- Operation Maslenica January 22 – February 1, 1993 · Croatian tactical victory
- Operation Medak Pocket September 9–17, 1993 · Serbian–Canadian victory
- Operation Winter '94 November 29 – December 24, 1994 · Croatian victory
- Operation Flash May 1–4, 1995 · Croatian strategic victory
- Zagreb rocket attacks May 3, 1995
- Split Agreement July 22, 1995
- Operation Summer '95 July 25–29, 1995 · Croatian victory
- Operation Storm August 4–7, 1995 · Croatian victory
- Ten-Day War June 27 – July 7, 1991 · Slovenian victory
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Siege of Sarajevo April 5, 1992 – February 29, 1996 · Military stalemate
- Markale massacres February 5, 1994 – August 28, 1995
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Bosnian War April 6, 1992 – November 21, 1995
- Višegrad massacres 1992
- Siege of Mostar April 1992 – December 1993 · Croat-Bosniak victory (1992)
- Siege of Goražde April 1, 1992 – October 1, 1995 · Dayton Agreement
- Battle of Kupres (1992) April 3–11, 1992 · Yugoslav People's Army victory
- 1992 anti-war protests in Sarajevo April 5–6, 1992
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Siege of Sarajevo April 5, 1992 – February 29, 1996 · Military stalemate
- Markale massacres February 5, 1994 – August 28, 1995
- Foča ethnic cleansing April 7, 1992 – January 1994
- 1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Sarajevo May 2–3, 1992 · Bosnian victory
- 1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Tuzla May 15, 1992 · Bosnian victory
- Operation Vrbas '92 June 1992 – October 29, 1992 · Army of Republika Srpska victory
- Operation Jackal June 7–26, 1992 · Croatian victory
- Siege of Bihać (1992–1995) June 12, 1992 – August 5, 1995 · ARBiH and Croatian Army victory
- Croat–Bosniak War June 19, 1992 – February 23, 1994 · Washington agreement
- Operation Corridor 92 June 24 – October 6, 1992 · Army of Republika Srpska victory
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NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina July 16, 1992 – December 2, 2004 · End of the Bosnian War
- Operation Deny Flight April 12, 1993 – December 20, 1995 · Inconclusive
- Operation Deliberate Force August 30 – September 20, 1995 · Lifting of Siege of Sarajevo
- Kravica attack (1993) January 7, 1993
- Operation Neretva '93 September 1993 · Partial ARBiH victory
- Intra-Bosnian Muslim War September 27, 1993 – August 7, 1995 · Central government victory
- Operation Tvigi 94 January 24, 1994 · HVO victory
- Markale massacres February 5, 1994 – August 28, 1995
- 1994 Serb J-21 Jastreb shootdown February 28, 1994 · NATO victory
- Operation Bøllebank April 29, 1994
- Operation Tiger (1994) June 2 – August 21, 1994 · Central government victory
- Battle of Kupres (1994) October 20 – November 3, 1994 · ARBiH and HVO victory
- Operation Amanda October 25, 1994 · UN victory
- Operation Winter '94 November 29 – December 24, 1994 · Croatian victory
- Operation Spider December 1994 · VRS and NOZB victory
- Siege of Srebrenica May 9 – July 11, 1995 · Army of Republika Srpska victory
- Battle of Vozuća May 27 – September 10, 1995
- Battle of Vrbanja Bridge May 27, 1995 · French United Nations peacekeepers retake observation post
- Srebrenica massacre July 11–22, 1995
- Split Agreement July 22, 1995
- Operation Summer '95 July 25–29, 1995 · Croatian victory
- Operation Storm August 4–7, 1995 · Croatian victory
- Operation Deliberate Force August 30 – September 20, 1995 · Lifting of Siege of Sarajevo
- Operation Mistral 2 September 8–15, 1995 · Croatian victory
- Operation Sana September 13 – October 20, 1995 · ARBiH victory
- Operation Una September 18–19, 1995 · Army of Republika Srpska victory
- Operation Southern Move October 8–11, 1995 · Croatian victory
- Insurgency in Kosovo (1995–1998) May 27, 1995 – February 28, 1998 · Start of the Kosovo War
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Kosovo War February 28, 1998 – June 11, 1999 · Kumanovo Agreement
- Battle of Belaćevac Mine June 22 – July 1, 1998 · Yugoslav victory
- Battle of Lođa July 6 – August 17, 1998
- Attack on Orahovac July 20, 1998 · Yugoslav victory
- Battle of Junik July 28 – August 17, 1998 · Yugoslav victory
- Battle of Glođane August 11–12, 1998 · First battle: KLA victory Second battle: Yugoslav victory
- December 14, 1998, Albanian–Yugoslav border ambush December 14, 1998 · Yugoslav victory
- Račak massacre January 15, 1999
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NATO bombing of Yugoslavia March 24 – June 10, 1999 · NATO victory
- NATO bombing of Novi Sad March 24 – June 9, 1999
- Battle of Košare April 9 – June 10, 1999
- Grdelica train bombing April 12, 1999
- NATO bombing of Albanian refugees near Gjakova April 14, 1999
- NATO bombing of the Radio Television of Serbia headquarters April 23, 1999
- Dubrava Prison massacre May 1999
- United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade May 7, 1999
- Niš cluster bombing May 7, 1999
- Koriša bombing May 14, 1999
- Battle of Paštrik May 26 – June 10, 1999 · KLA–NATO failure
- Varvarin bridge bombing May 30, 1999
- Battle of Košare April 9 – June 10, 1999
- Insurgency in the Preševo Valley June 12, 1999 – June 1, 2001
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2001 insurgency in Macedonia January 22 – August 13, 2001
- Battle of Tetovo March 16 – August 13, 2001
- Aračinovo crisis June 12–25, 2001 · Inconclusive
- Battle of Raduša June 20 – August 13, 2001
