War in Krajina 1991-1995 by batocccc

In early August 1995, the Croatian invasion of Serbian Krajina precipitated the worst refugee crisis of the Yugoslav civil war. Within days, more than two hundred thousand Serbs, virtually the entire population of Krajina, fled their homes, and 14,000 Serbian civilians lost them lives. According to a UN official "Almost the only people remaining were the dead and the dying." The Clinton administration's support for the invasion was an important factor in creating this nightmare.

The previous month, Secretary of State Warren Christopher and German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel met with Croatian diplomat Miomir Zuzul in London. During this meeting, Christopher gave his approval for Croatian military action against Serbs in Bosnia and Krajina. Two days later, the U.S. ambassador to Croatia, Peter Galbraith, also approved Croatia's invasion plan. Stipe Mesic, a prominent Croatian politician, stated that Croatian President Franjo Tudjman "received the go-ahead from the United States. Tudjman can do only what the Americans allow him to do. Krajina is the reward for having accepted, under Washington's pressure, the federation between Croats and Muslims in Bosnia." Croatian assembly deputy Mate Mestrovic also claimed that the "United States gave us the green light to do whatever had to be done." (1)

As Croatian troops launched their assault on August 4, U.S. NATO aircraft destroyed Serbian radar and anti-aircraft defenses. American EA-6B electronic warfare aircraft patrolled the air in support of the invasion. Krajina foreign affairs advisor Slobodan Jarcevic stated that NATO "completely led and coordinated the entire Croat offensive by first destroying radar and anti-aircraft batteries. What NATO did most for the Croatian Army was to jam communications between [Serb] military commands...." (2)

Following the elimination of Serbian anti-aircraft defenses, Croatian planes carried out extensive attacks on Serbian towns and positions. The roads were clogged with refugees, and Croatian aircraft bombed and strafed refugee columns. Serbian refugees passing through the town of Sisak were met by a mob of Croatian extremists, who hurled rocks and concrete at them. A UN spokesman said, "The windows of almost every vehicle were smashed and almost every person was bleeding from being hit by some object." Serbian refugees were pulled from their vehicles and beaten. As fleeing Serbian civilians poured into Bosnia, a Red Cross representative in Banja Luka said, "I've never seen anything like it. People are arriving at a terrifying rate." Bosnian Muslim troops crossed the border and cut off Serbian escape routes. Trapped refugees were massacred as they were pounded by Croatian and Muslim artillery. Nearly 1,700 refugees simply vanished. While Croatian and Muslim troops burned Serbian villages, President Clinton expressed his understanding for the invasion, and Christopher said events "could work to our advantage." (3)

The Croatian rampage through the region left a trail of devastation. Croatian special police units, operating under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, systematically looted abandoned Serbian villages. Everything of value - cars, stereos, televisions, furniture, farm animals - was plundered, and homes set afire. (4) A confidential European Union report stated that 73 percent of Serbian homes were destroyed. (5) Troops of the Croatian army also took part, and pro-Nazi graffiti could be seen on the walls of several burnt-out Serb buildings.(6)

http://www.tenc.net/articles/elich/krajina.html

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[KittyoCiraaa823]

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[CicaBesan]

hahhaha koji ste vi KONJE niko od vas NIJE bio u ratu a tu se prepucavate mamu vam jebem balavu bolje idite karati hvatati picke a ne tu se prepucavate --_--

[dragszes]

craots are geocidal animals and I only say this because that is what their history has proven.Tudjman is not in the hague because he''s dead.You can watch videos were he tells his military leaders that Serbs have to dissapear from croatio.If that doesnt prove his genocidal thinking I dont know what would.The croats had a country once before thanks to nazis,it didnt last long,I doubt it will this time either.God bless Srpska Krajina

[aviomaster]

USA support for CROATIA August 5 1995 5 AM Croatian attack started ... You have thousands of videos of Croatian ethnic cleansing.

USA support for Georgia August 7 11.30 PM Georgian attack started ... unfortunately for USA their plan hit the HARD ROCK.

GOD Bless Russian Nuclear Stockpile

[MiLjudi]

"Despites all the evidence, the Serbs often accused the victims of killing their own people" This is pure example of that :( watch the video: War in Yugoslavia (part 1) - English documentary

[ustasaaa]

Nije bio rat u krajini jer krajina ne postoji. Bio je Domovinski rat u Republici Hrvatskoj za oslobođenje teritorija okupiranih od JNA. Što ste htjeli to ste i dobili... Daj sad neki video gdje se vidi kako su u Srbiji dočekali kolone traktora... Doček je bio 3 puta gori nego ispraćaj u Oluji...

[slavenka100]

great song.to the HarryDuke9 the serbs are equally trash to you as the croats bc they"re both south slavs.if you think differently than you really can"t call yourself a croat , a slav.next time learn how to comment normally/appropriately instead of typing hater bullshit which only work on četnik and ustaša ideologies, learn better than posting collective prejudices abt the serbs or any other ppl with whom you"re ethnically or in any way associated.idiot!!!!!krretenu debilni.

[walkertexasranger33]

@HarryDuke9 the translation website you use is fail

[gulag1979]

sta je srbi? jeste htjeli rat - dobili ste ga i sad lijete suze.... mrš