Operation Neretva '93

Operation Neretva '93
Part of the Croat–Bosniak War
The front lines in northern and central Herzegovina in late 1993
Date 8 September – 18 October 1993 Location Herzegovina and central Bosnia 43°49′N 17°36′E / 43.817°N 17.600°E / 43.817; 17.600 Result Strategic Bosnian victory Limited Bosnian gains
Belligerents
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia
Commanders and leaders
Sefer Halilović Zulfikar Ališpago Enver Buza	Miljenko Lasić Željko Šiljeg
Units involved
ARBiH 7th Muslim Brigade	HVO
Strength
5,000[1]–7,000[2] soldiers	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Around 60 Croat civilians, combatants and POWs

Operation Neretva '93 was an Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) operation against the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) in September 1993 on a 200 km long front from Gornji Vakuf to south of Mostar, one of its largest of the year, during the Croat–Bosniak War. The ARBiH made limited gains in the area of northern Herzegovina and around Mostar, but did not achieve a breakthrough to the southern Neretva, where the HVO retained control. The operation was halted in October. During the operation, dozens of Croat civilians were killed in the Grabovica and Uzdol massacres.