Operation Tiger (1994)

Operation Tiger '94
Part of the Bosnian War and Inter-Bosnian Muslim War
Western Bosnia is the light green canton in the middle
Date 2 June – 21 August, 1994 Location Izačić, Bosnia and Herzegovina 44°52′N 15°47′E / 44.867°N 15.783°E / 44.867; 15.783 Result Bosnian victory Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia temporarily abolished Serbs pushed from Bihać
Belligerents
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina	AP Western Bosnia
Commanders and leaders
Atif Dudaković[1] Izet Nanić Hamdija Abdić	Fikret Abdić
Units involved
Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina	National Defence of the APZB
Strength
10,000	5,000

Operation Tiger 94 (Bosnian: Operacija Tigar 94 or Operacija Tigar-Sloboda 94) was a military action in the summer of 1994, by the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) against the Bosnian autonomous zone of the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia, its leader Fikret Abdić and his Serbian backers the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina (SVK), and the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS). The battle was a huge success for the ARBiH, which was able to rout Abdić's forces and occupy the territory of Western Bosnia. Fikret Abdić was able to recapture the territory in November 1994 in Operation Spider.