Attack on the JNA, Sarajevo
- Attack on the JNA, Sarajevo
Infobox civilian attack
title=Attack on the JNA, Sarajevo
caption=
location=Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
target=Military convoy
date=May 2, 1992
time=
timezone=
type=Military convoy ambush
fatalities=unknown
injuries=unknown
perps=Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
motive=Ongoing campaign of terrorism against civilians during the Bosnian War
The attack on the JNA in Sarajevo, as it is commonly known in Serb media, was alleged attack on troops of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) on 2 May and 3 May 1992, who were withdrawing as agreed from the city of Sarajevo in the newly independent state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Fact|date=August 2007 It is considered by Serbs as one of the early important events of the Bosnian War. The attack was carried out by the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina after Yugoslav People's Army captured President Izetbegović at Sarajevo airport the day before.
Controversy
According to witnesses Fact|date=June 2007, the Green Beret and Patriotic League paramilitary groups participated in the attack, as well as other armed groups. Allegedly, 42 JNA members were killed, 73 wounded and 215 were taken prisoner. The prisoners were abused and mistreated in captivity, both physically and psychologically, and many were killed.Fact|date=August 2007 There is still no court validation about the event and casualties. Police of Republika Srpska initially accused Bosnian Army general Jovan Divjak of war crimes on soldiers in the column, but dropped the case for lack of evidence.
References
See also
*Attack on the JNA, Tuzla
External links
* [http://www.novireporter.com/look/reporter/nr_article.tpl?IdLanguage=11&IdPublication=2&NrIssue=217&NrSection=7&NrArticle=2580 Нови Репортер: Убице и налогодавци још на слободи (Петнаест година од злочина у Добровољачкој)]
* [http://www.nspm.org.yu/koment_2007/2007_durmanovic2.htm Слободан Дурмановић: Сећаш ли се Добровољачке? (Нови Репортер/Нова српска политичка мисао)]
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