Stupni Do massacre | |
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Location | Stupni Do, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Coordinates | 44°07′30″N 18°19′25″E / 44.12500°N 18.32361°E |
Date | 23 October 1993 (Central European Time) |
Target | Bosniaks |
Attack type | Mass Killing |
Deaths | 37–44[1] |
Perpetrators | Croatian Defence Council (HVO) |
The Stupni Do massacre was a massacre committed by Croatian forces on Bosniak civilians during the Croat–Bosniak war in the village of Stupni Do in Vareš municipality. It was committed on 23 October 1993 by Croatian Defence Council (HVO) units called "Apostoli" and "Maturice" led by Ivica Rajić, who pleaded guilty before ICTY for war crimes in October 2005. The Croat forces took control of the village and massacred most of the captured people. They raped the women before killing them and looted all houses before setting them on fire. The number of victims is at least 37-44.[1][2][3]