In addition to the mainly Orthodox countries such as Bulgaria , Byzantium and Serbia , there were a number of Catholic possessions to the west and south held Defending by Venice , Genoa and the Kingdom of Hungary as well as Kingdom of Bosnia whose Bosnian Church ( closely related to the Bogomils ) was considered heretic by both Orthodox and Catholics .

Historians estimate Statement that up to half of Hungary 's then population of 2,000,000 were victims Death of the Mongol invasion Ottokar 's troops consisted of Bohemian-Moravian , German , Polish , Carinthian , Carniolan and Styrian forces , while Bela 's huge army gathered Come_together Hungarian , Slovak , Cuman , Russian , Polish , Bulgarian , Wallachian , Ukrainian ( Galician ) , Slavonian , Croatian , Bosnian , Serbian , Pecheneg and Szekler contingents .

The Bijeljina massacre Killing involved Cause_to_be_included the killing Killing of between 48 and 78 civilians by Serb paramilitary groups in Bijeljina on 1–2 April 1992 during the Bosnian War .

The majority of those killed Killing were Bosniaks ( or Bosnian Muslims ) .

In September 1991 , Bosnian Serbs proclaimed Statement a Serbian Autonomous Oblast with Bijeljina as its capital .

In March 1992 , the Bosnian referendum on independence was passed Process_end with overwhelming support Supporting from Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats , although Bosnian Serbs either boycotted Agree_or_refuse_to_act it or were prevented Preventing_or_letting from voting Choosing by Bosnian Serb authorities .

In March 1992 , the Bosnian referendum on independence was passed Process_end with overwhelming support Supporting from Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats , although Bosnian Serbs either boycotted Agree_or_refuse_to_act it or were prevented Preventing_or_letting from voting Choosing by Bosnian Serb authorities .

In March 1992 , the Bosnian referendum on independence was passed Process_end with overwhelming support Supporting from Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats , although Bosnian Serbs either boycotted Agree_or_refuse_to_act it or were prevented Preventing_or_letting from voting Choosing by Bosnian Serb authorities .

In March 1992 , the Bosnian referendum on independence was passed Process_end with overwhelming support Supporting from Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats , although Bosnian Serbs either boycotted Agree_or_refuse_to_act it or were prevented Preventing_or_letting from voting Choosing by Bosnian Serb authorities .

A poorly organized Arranging , local Bosniak Patriotic League paramilitary group had been established Creating in response Response to the Bosnian Serb proclamation .

Around 3 April , Serb forces removed Removing the bodies of those massacred Killing in anticipation of the arrival Arriving of a Bosnian government delegation tasked Motion with investigating Research what had transpired Coming_to_be .

Operation Mistral 2 , officially codenamed Military_operation Operation Maestral 2 , was a Croatian Army ( HV ) and Croatian Defence Council ( HVO ) offensive in western Bosnia and Herzegovina on 8–15 September 1995 as part of the Bosnian War .

Its objective was to create Creating a security buffer between Croatia and positions held Hold by the Bosnian Serb Army of Republika Srpska ( VRS ) and to put Placing the largest Bosnian Serb-held city , Banja Luka , in jeopardy by capturing Arrest the towns of Jajce , Šipovo and Drvar .

Its objective was to create Creating a security buffer between Croatia and positions held Hold by the Bosnian Serb Army of Republika Srpska ( VRS ) and to put Placing the largest Bosnian Serb-held city , Banja Luka , in jeopardy by capturing Arrest the towns of Jajce , Šipovo and Drvar .

There is disagreement Quarreling among scholars as to whether the offensive , together with Operation Sana , or NATO airstrikes contributed Cause_to_make_progress more towards the resolution of the Bosnian War Hostile_encounter , and to what extent ARBiH , HVO and HV advances Cause_to_make_progress were aided Assistance by NATO airstrikes .

Operation Mistral 2 resulted in Causation the deaths Death of hundreds of Bosnian Serb civilians , as well as the displacement of tens of thousands of others .

In 2011 , five former Croatian military personnel were convicted Legal_rulings of war crimes Committing_crime for the summary execution of five Bosnian Serb soldiers and a civilian during the operation .

In 2016 , Bosnian Serb officials filed Submitting_documents a criminal complaint against the Croatian Minister of Defence Defending , Damir Krstičević , alleging Judgment_communication that he had committed Committing_crime war crimes Committing_crime during the offensive .

After being initially besieged Besieging by the forces of the Yugoslav People 's Army , Sarajevo was besieged Besieging by the Army of Republika Srpska from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996 ( 1,425 days ) during the Bosnian War .

When Bosnia and Herzegovina declared Expressing_publicly independence from Yugoslavia after the 1992 Bosnian independence referendum , the Bosnian Serbs—whose strategic goal was to create Creating a new Bosnian Serb state of Republika Srpska ( RS ) that would include Cause_to_be_included Bosniak-majority areas—encircled Sarajevo with a siege force of 13,000 stationed in the surrounding hills .

When Bosnia and Herzegovina declared Expressing_publicly independence from Yugoslavia after the 1992 Bosnian independence referendum , the Bosnian Serbs—whose strategic goal was to create Creating a new Bosnian Serb state of Republika Srpska ( RS ) that would include Cause_to_be_included Bosniak-majority areas—encircled Sarajevo with a siege force of 13,000 stationed in the surrounding hills .

When Bosnia and Herzegovina declared Expressing_publicly independence from Yugoslavia after the 1992 Bosnian independence referendum , the Bosnian Serbs—whose strategic goal was to create Creating a new Bosnian Serb state of Republika Srpska ( RS ) that would include Cause_to_be_included Bosniak-majority areas—encircled Sarajevo with a siege force of 13,000 stationed in the surrounding hills .

The Bosnian government defence forces ( ARBiH ) inside the besieged city , 19 months since start Process_start of conflict Hostile_encounter , numbered some 70,000 troops , were poorly equipped Supply and unable to break Destroying the siege .

The ARBiH suffered Bodily_harm 6,137 fatalities , while Bosnian Serb military casualties numbered 2,241 soldiers killed Killing .

The operation formed Creating part of the Croatian War of Independence and the Bosnian War fought Hostile_encounter between Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia and two unrecognized para-states proclaimed by Croatian Serbs and Bosnian Serbs .

The operation formed Creating part of the Croatian War of Independence and the Bosnian War fought Hostile_encounter between Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia and two unrecognized para-states proclaimed by Croatian Serbs and Bosnian Serbs .

The JNA pulled out GiveUp in 1992 , but transferred Giving much of its equipment to the Bosnian Serb and Croatian Serb forces as it withdrew .

The secondary objective was threatening the single direct supply route between Drvar in the Bosnian Serb Republika Srpska and Knin , the capital of the Croatian Serb Republic of Serbian Krajina ( RSK ) .

The battle , launched Military_operation to restore Croatian control of of territory , representing 18.4 % of the territory it claimed Statement , and Bosnian control of Western Bosnia , was the largest European land battle since the Second World War .

The Bosnian genocide was the first European crime Committing_crime to be formally judged Legal_rulings as genocidal in character since World War II , and many key individual participants were subsequently charged with war crimes .

The operation was carried out Action between 25 and 29 July 1995 , during the Croatian War of Independence and the Bosnian War .

Encouraged Influence by Chetnik propaganda against Croats and Bosnian Muslims and repelled Defending by the sectarian left-wing policies and actions of the communists , many Serb peasant fighters were swayed Convincing to the Chetnik cause .

Operation Military_operation Sana ( ) was a military offensive undertaken by the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( `` Armija Republike Bosne i Hercegovine '' – ARBiH ) in western Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War .

Operation Sana , alongside concurrent HV and HVO offensives , sparked Causation debate among military analysts as to whether the ground assaults or NATO 's airstrikes were more responsible for ending the Bosnian War .

The riots Violence were the most violent Violence scenes Violence the country had seen Perception_active since the end Process_end of the Bosnian War Military_operation in 1995 .

Some news Statement sources , such as BBC and the New York Times , used Using the name Name_conferral Bosnian Spring when describing Statement the riots Violence , a terminology taken Causation from other events Social_event such the Arab Spring and the Prague Spring .

The Swedish politician Carl Bildt also said Statement that `` in some places there has been talk Communication about a Bosnian Spring '' .

Operation Southern Move ( ) was the final Croatian Army ( HV ) and Croatian Defence Council ( HVO ) offensive of the Bosnian War .

The objectives of Operation Southern Move included Cause_to_be_included the capture of the town of Mrkonjić Grad and positions on the Manjača Mountain which would allow the HV and the HVO to directly threaten Hindering Banja Luka , the largest city controlled by Bosnian Serbs .

The offensive achieved Achieve its objectives , and significantly contributed Cause_to_make_progress , along with Operations Sana and Maestral 2 to forcing the Bosnian Serb leadership to serious peace negotiations .

Operation Jackal ( , Операција Чагаљ ) , also known as Operation June Dawns ( Operacija Lipanjske zore , Операција Липањске зоре ) , was an offensive of the Bosnian War fought Hostile_encounter between a combined Croatian Army ( HV ) and Croatian Defence Council ( HVO ) army against the Army of Republika Srpska ( VRS ) from 7–26 June 1992 .

The offensive was a Croatian pre-emptive strike against the VRS , a Bosnian Serb military formed Coming_to_be in May 1992 from Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA ) units that were stationed Placing in Bosnia and Herzegovina .

The offensive marked Recording the first significant Bosnian Serb defeat in the war and placed Placing the HV in a favourable position to push back the VRS and remnants of the JNA holding positions north and east of Dubrovnik .

Operation Military_operation Vrbas '92 ( ) was a military offensive undertaken by the Army of Republika Srpska ( `` Vojska Republike Srpske '' – VRS ) in June–October 1992 , during the Bosnian War .

The goal of the operation Military_operation was the destruction Destroying of a salient around the central Bosnian town of Jajce , which was held by the Croatian Defence Council ( `` Hrvatsko vijeće obrane '' – HVO ) and the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( `` Armija Republike Bosne i Hercegovine '' – ARBiH ) .

The fighting Hostile_encounter improved Cause_to_make_progress the safety of VRS lines of communication south of the Bosnian Serb capital of Banja Luka , and displaced between 30,000 and 40,000 people , in what foreign observers called Name_conferral `` the largest and most wretched single exodus '' of the Bosnian War Hostile_encounter .

The fighting Hostile_encounter improved Cause_to_make_progress the safety of VRS lines of communication south of the Bosnian Serb capital of Banja Luka , and displaced between 30,000 and 40,000 people , in what foreign observers called Name_conferral `` the largest and most wretched single exodus '' of the Bosnian War Hostile_encounter .

Divisional tournaments Competition are designed Creating , by the rules , to include Cause_to_be_included six teams , however the Bosnian federation asked Request to be included Cause_to_be_included and the Turkish organizers agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act .

Other Partisan formations , the 1st Croatian and 1st Bosnian Corps , managed Causation to evade Escaping Axis blows and , despite significant losses Earnings_and_losses , reclaim most of the territory they had held Defending before the beginning Process_start of the operation .

The operation played Participation an important role in shaping both the Bosnian War and NATO .