Operation Neretva '93

Operation Neretva '93
Part of the Croat–Bosniak War

The front lines in northern and central Herzegovina in late 1993
Date8 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
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sefer Halilović
Bosnia and Herzegovina Zulfikar Ališpago
Bosnia and Herzegovina Enver Buza
Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Miljenko Lasić
Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Željko Šiljeg
Units involved
HVO
Strength
Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.

  1. ^ ICTY 2005, p. 10.
  2. ^ ICTY 2005b, p. 58.