Operation Sword 1

Operation Sword 1
	Part of the Bosnian War and Inter-Bosnian Muslim War
	; SVK and NOZB July 1995 offensive on Cazin
Date	19 – 26 July 1995
Location	Šturlić, Pećigrad, Tržac, Vikići, Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia
Result	SVK and NOZB victory APZB becomes twice as large and becomes a republic;
Belligerents
Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia; Republic of Serbian Krajina	Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Commanders and leaders
Fikret Abdić; Milorad Stupar	Atif Dudaković; Izet Nanić
Units involved
National Defence of the APZB; Army of Serbian Krajina 15th Lika Corps; 21st Kordun Corps;	Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 5th Corps 505th Bužim Brigade; 506th Brigade; 502nd Bihać Brigade; 517th Brigade; 501st Brigade; ; Croatian Defence Council;
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Operation Sword 1 was first phase of a bigger operation called "Sword 95" during the 1995 Bosnian War and Inter-Bosnian Muslim War. The goal of Sword 1 was to make APZB double in size and to return its largest village Šturlić. And after that to be declared a republic.^[1] The goal of Sword 2 was to occupy Cazin because it was in the middle of the Bihać enclave, and that would put a lot of pressure on 5th Corps. But due to operation Storm, this phase did not start.^[2]

^ "Operacija "Mač 1" Srpske vojske Krajine". vojnapovijest.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-09-29.
^ Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict. Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Russian and European Analysis. 2002. p. 363. ISBN 978-0-16-066472-4.

[1] "Operacija "Mač 1" Srpske vojske Krajine". vojnapovijest.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-09-29.

[2] Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict. Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Russian and European Analysis. 2002. p. 363. ISBN 978-0-16-066472-4.

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