Bosnian War
Part of the Yugoslav Wars

Clockwise from left:
1. The Executive Council Building burns after being hit by tank fire in Sarajevo.
2. May 1992; Ratko Mladić with Army of Republika Srpska officers.
3. A Norwegian UN peacekeeper in Sarajevo during the siege in 1992.
Date6 April 1992 – 14 December 1995
(3 years, 8 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Location
Result

Military stalemate


Belligerents
Until October 1992:
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Herzeg-Bosnia
 Croatia
Until May 1992:
 Republika Srpska
 Serbian Krajina
 SFR Yugoslavia

October 1992–94:

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

October 1992–94:

 Herzeg-Bosnia
 Croatia

May 1992–94:

 Republika Srpska
 Serbian Krajina
Western Bosnia (from 1993)
1994–95:
 Bosnia and Herzegovinab
 Herzeg-Bosnia
 Croatia
Support:
 NATO (bombing operations, 1995)

1994–95:

 Republika Srpska
 Serbian Krajina
Western Bosnia
Support:
 FR Yugoslavia
Commanders and leaders

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Alija Izetbegović
(President of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Silajdžić
(Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sefer Halilović
(ARBiH Chief of Staff 1992–1993)
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Rasim Delić
(ARBiH Commander of the General Staff 1993–1995)
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Enver Hadžihasanović
(ARBiH Chief of Staff 1992–1993)


NATO Leighton W. Smith Jr.
(Commander of AFSOUTH)

...and others

Croatia Franjo Tuđman
(President of Croatia)
Croatia Gojko Šušak
(Minister of Defence)
Croatia Janko Bobetko
(HV Chief of Staff)


Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Mate Boban
(President of Herzeg-Bosnia until 1994

Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Krešimir Zubak
(President of Herzeg-Bosnia from 1994)
Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Milivoj Petković
(HVO Chief of Staff)
...and others

Federal Republic of YugoslaviaRepublic of Serbia (1992–2006) Slobodan Milošević
(President of Serbia)
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Momčilo Perišić
(VJ Chief of Staff)


Republika Srpska (1992–1995) Radovan Karadžić
(President of Republika Srpska)
Republika Srpska (1992–1995) Ratko Mladić
(VRS Chief of Staff)


Fikret Abdić (President of AP Western Bosnia)

...and others
Strength
ARBiH:
110,000 troops
110,000 reserves
40 tanks
30 APCs[1]
HVO:
45,000–50,000 troops[2][3][4]
75 tanks
50 APCs
200 artillery pieces[5]
Croatia HV:
15,000 troops[6]
1992:
JNA:
Unknown
1992–
Republika Srpska (1992–1995) VRS:
80,000 troops
300 tanks
700 APCs
800 artillery pieces[7]
AP Western Bosnia:
4,000–5,000 troops[8]
Casualties and losses
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 30,521 soldiers killed
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 31,583 civilians killed[9][10]
Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia 6,000 soldiers killed
Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia 2,484 civilians killed[9][10]
Republika Srpska (1992–1995) 21,173 soldiers killed
Republika Srpska (1992–1995) 4,179 civilians killed[9][10]
additional 5,100 killed whose ethnicity and status are unstated[11]

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 Bosniaks.


b ^ Between 1994 and 1995, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was supported and represented by both Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats. This was primarily because of the Washington Agreement.

The Bosnian War[a] (Serbo-Croatian: Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started on 6 April

  1. ^ Ramet 2010, p. 130.
  2. ^ Christia 2012, p. 154.
  3. ^ CIA 1993, p. 28.
  4. ^ Shrader 2003, p. 22.
  5. ^ Ramet 2006, p. 450.
  6. ^ Mulaj 2008, p. 53.
  7. ^ Finlan 2004, p. 21
  8. ^ Ramet 2006, p. 451.
  9. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference RDC 2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ a b c Prometej. "Spolna i nacionalna struktura žrtava i ljudski gubitci vojnih formacija (1991–1996)". www.prometej.ba. Prometej. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  11. ^ "After years of toil, book names Bosnian war dead". Reuters. 15 February 2013. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2017.