Siege of Mostar Part 1 of 4

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Mostar was surrounded by the Croat forces for nine months, and much of its historic city was severely damaged in shelling by Croat forces including the destruction of the famous Stari Most bridge. Mostar was divided into a Western part, which was dominated by the Croat forces and an Eastern part where the Army of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was largely concentrated. However, the Bosnian Army had its headquarters in West Mostar in the basement of a building complex referred to as Vranica. In the early hours of May 9, 1993, the Croatian Defence Council attacked Mostar using artillery, mortars, heavy weapons and small arms. The HVO controlled all roads leading into Mostar and international organisations were denied access. Radio Mostar announced that all Bosniaks should hang out a white flag from their windows. The HVO attack had been well prepared and planned. The Croats took over the west side of the city and expelled thousands Bosniaks from the west side into the east side of the city. The HVO shelling reduced much of the east side of Mostar to rubble. The JNA (Yugoslav Army) demolished Carinski Bridge, Titov Bridge and Lucki Bridge over the river excluding the Stari Most. HVO forces (and its smaller divisions) engaged in a mass execution, ethnic cleansing and rape on the Bosniak people of the West Mostar and its surrounds and a fierce siege and shelling campaign on the Bosnian Government run East Mostar. HVO campaign resulted in thousands of injured and killed. Find out more at http://www.bosniafacts.info/

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[jundullaah24]

bcz they dont like muslims and islam in europe, thats why.

[nela04]

croats where Catholics, serbs orthodox and bosnians where muslims, and mix of many others. teher is no reason for why this happened, totaly retarded and unnecessary

[chicago1488]

@OVOJEJUGOSLAVIJA lmao ... right

[OVOJEJUGOSLAVIJA]

@djleesus09 this war was stupid, but the I.R.A. must to fight because Ireland is Ireland, not UK.

[OVOJEJUGOSLAVIJA]

bosniaks and croats are brothers

[BMGmetal1000]

what was going on?? i mean how many sides were fighting in this war, croats, serbs, bosnians??

[djleesus09]

and people say the irish republican armys fight was stupid this here is dumb

[ARBIH87]

You are totaly right..

[standupEFC]

because they wanted to take hergov liek the serbs want a ethincally pure republic sprska the croats wanted the west of bosnia and the if the bosnians never fought back we would all be dead.

[standupEFC]

first of all islam i sonly harmful when taken over by evil men not muslim who use islam to gain support all i hopefor i speace i've seen what war does to people it makes them inhuman. the croats had not right to take 38% of bosnai when they only make up 17% of the population. Thjey have got away with it internatioaally the serbs have been blamed and quite rightly punished but the croats haven't.