Varivode massacre

Varivode massacre
LocationVillage of Varivode, Kistanje municipality, Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia
Date28 September 1995
TargetElderly Croatian Serb villagers
Attack type
Mass killing
Deaths9[1][2]
PerpetratorsCroatian Army (HV) and Croatian police[3]

The Varivode massacre was a mass killing that occurred on 28 September 1995 in the village of Varivode, Croatia during the Croatian War of Independence. According to United Nations officials, soldiers of the Croatian Army (HV) and Croatian police killed nine Serb villagers, all of whom were between the ages of 60 and 85.[4] After the war, six former Croatian soldiers were tried for committing crimes in the village, but were all eventually released due to lack of evidence. In 2012, the Supreme Court of Croatia ruled that the Republic of Croatia was responsible for the killings, dubbing the massacre an "act of terrorism," and the following year the municipal court in Knin announced that the Government of Croatia must provide compensation to the children of a couple who were murdered.

  1. ^ "Croats Leave Bloody Trail of Serbian Dead". The Chicago Tribune. 9 October 1995. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Croatia Admits Serb Civilians Were Killed". Los Angeles Times. 3 October 1995. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  3. ^ Za ratne zločine nad Srbima u Oluji niko osuđen | Dosije | Novosti.rs
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYT51095 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).