Siege of Slunj

Siege of Slunj
Part of the Croatian War of Independence
Fall of Slunj under JNA
Date 9 October 1991 – 27 November Location Slunj, Croatia Result Yugoslav-SAO Krajina victory JNA takes Slunj and surrounding villages Croatian forces withdraw Over 16,000 Croat civilians expelled
Belligerents
SAO Krajina Support by: Yugoslavia	Croatia
Commanders and leaders
Željko Ražnatović	Anton Tus
Units involved
Yugoslav People's Army Yugoslav Ground Forces Serb Volunteer Guard	Armed Forces of Croatia Croatian Army Croatian Defence Forces
Strength
4.000	2.000
Casualties and losses
50 killed	over 200 killed

The siege of Slunj was an armed conflict in the territory of the municipality of Slunj in 1991 during the Croatian War of Independence.^[1] It was fought between the Croatian Army (HVO) on one side, and the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) on the other.^[2] It was the largest Croatian enclave that was separated from the rest of Croatia during the conflict.^{[3][better source needed]} After the JNA took over Slunj, over 16,000 Croats were expelled from the enclave and hundreds were murdered in war crimes during the occupation until the end of the war.^{[4][better source needed][5]}