The Croatian Serb rebels Hostile_encounter captured Conquering the police station in Glina , but were stopped Hindering in Struga before the Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA ) arrived Arriving there to create Creating a buffer zone and , according to the JNA , assist Assistance the Croatian police to evacuate Escaping .

The Croatian Serb rebels Hostile_encounter captured Conquering the police station in Glina , but were stopped Hindering in Struga before the Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA ) arrived Arriving there to create Creating a buffer zone and , according to the JNA , assist Assistance the Croatian police to evacuate Escaping .

The fighting Hostile_encounter resulted Causation the bulk of the region being transferred Giving to Croatian Serb and JNA control Control .

The 9th Corps of the Yugoslav People 's Army ( `` Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija '' – JNA ) led by Colonel Ratko Mladić and the forces of the Serbian Autonomous Oblast ( region ) of Krajina ( SAO Krajina ) under Knin police chief Milan Martić besieged Besieging the Croat-inhabited village of Kijevo in late April and early May 1991 .

The initial siege was lifted Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale after negotiations that followed Motion major protests in Split against the JNA .

The JNA and the SAO Krajina forces renewed Recovering the blockade in mid-August .

The fighting in Kijevo was significant as one of the first instances when the JNA openly sided Self_motion with the SAO Krajina against Croatian authorities .

The SDG were under the command Control of the Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA ) , which was controlled Control by Serbian President Slobodan Milošević .

On 1–2 April , the SDG and the JNA took over Conquering Bijeljina with little resistance ; murders , rapes , house searches Scrutiny , and pillaging Robbery followed Motion .

The killings took place Process_start during and in the immediate aftermath of the occupation of the village by the Yugoslav People 's Army ( `` Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija '' – JNA ) supported Supporting by Croatian Serb forces and `` Dušan Silni '' paramilitaries on 10 October , two days after Croatia declared Expressing_publicly independence from Yugoslavia .

The occupation occurred Coming_to_be during the Battle of Vukovar , as the JNA sought to consolidate its control Control over the area surrounding Surrounding the city of Vukovar .

After the Croatian Serb forces , the JNA and the paramilitaries established Building their control Control in the village , the Croat population was required Imposing_obligation to wear white armbands and mark Recording their houses using Using white sheets .

The Croatian War Military_operation of Independence was fought Hostile_encounter from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared Expressing_publicly independence Change_of_leadership from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( SFRY ) —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA ) and local Serb forces , with the JNA ending its combat Hostile_encounter operations Military_operation in Croatia by 1992 .

The Croatian War Military_operation of Independence was fought Hostile_encounter from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared Expressing_publicly independence Change_of_leadership from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( SFRY ) —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA ) and local Serb forces , with the JNA ending its combat Hostile_encounter operations Military_operation in Croatia by 1992 .

The JNA initially tried to keep Croatia within Yugoslavia by occupying Control all of Croatia .

Both para-states were supported Supporting by the Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA ) and Serbia .

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 Battle Hostile_encounter of the Barracks ( ) was a series of engagements Hostile_encounter that occurred Presence in mid-to-late 1991 between the Croatian National Guard ( `` Zbor narodne garde '' – ZNG , later renamed Name_conferral the Croatian Army ) and the Croatian police on one side and the Yugoslav People 's Army ( `` Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija '' – JNA ) on another .

The battle Hostile_encounter took place Process_start around numerous JNA posts in Croatia , starting Process_start when Croatian forces blockaded Besieging the JNA barracks , weapons storage depots and other facilities .

The battle Hostile_encounter took place Process_start around numerous JNA posts in Croatia , starting Process_start when Croatian forces blockaded Besieging the JNA barracks , weapons storage depots and other facilities .

It formally began Process_start on 14 September ; its objective Aiming was to neutralise Creating the JNA positions in ZNG-held territory and to secure Getting arms and ammunition supplies Supply for the poorly equipped Supply ZNG .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of the Barracks was an escalation Preventing_or_letting of the conflict between Croatian authorities and the Croatian Serbs who openly revolted Change_of_leadership in August 1990 and the JNA 's efforts to preserve the Yugoslav federation .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of the Barracks briefly preceded Process_start the start of the JNA 's campaign in Croatia—itself amended Change in early September to add relief of the blockaded Besieging barracks to the operation Military_operation plans .

However , the JNA 's advance was largely curbed Hold by the ZNG and it relieved Cure few JNA facilities .

However , the JNA 's advance was largely curbed Hold by the ZNG and it relieved Cure few JNA facilities .

The ZNG and the police captured Conquering small , isolated JNA posts , and a number of large weapons depots and barracksincluding the entire 32nd ( Varaždin ) Corps of the JNA .

The ZNG and the police captured Conquering small , isolated JNA posts , and a number of large weapons depots and barracksincluding the entire 32nd ( Varaždin ) Corps of the JNA .

The move Motion provided Supply the Croatian forces Causation with a sizable stock of weaponsincluding 250 tanks , hundreds of artillery pieces and a large supply Supply of small arms and ammunitionwhich proved Convincing crucial in defending Defending against JNA advances in the early stage of the Croatian War of Independence .

Some of the JNA facilities surrendered Surrendering without fighting Hostile_encounter , while others put up Military_operation armed Bearing_arms resistance to the takeover .

Legal charges Judgment_communication of abuse of or killing Killing captured Conquering JNA personnel , and charges Judgment_communication of war crimes against civilian populations were filed Submitting_documents in Croatia , but most defendants remain Temporary_stay at large .

In November , the JNA and Croatia reached Achieve several agreements to end the blockade Besieging and withdraw Escaping JNA from Croatia .

In November , the JNA and Croatia reached Achieve several agreements to end the blockade Besieging and withdraw Escaping JNA from Croatia .

The JNA maintained Statement its presence there until the summer of 1992 .

As the JNA withdrew Removing from the areas it controlled Control in Croatia , it was replaced Change_of_leadership by the UN peacekeepers agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act upon by the Vance plan Arranging .

The 1991 protest in Split was a street protest against the Yugoslav People 's Army ( `` Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija '' – JNA ) held Hold in Split , Croatia on 6 May 1991 .

The march Social_event ended Process_end in a picket in front of the Banovina building , where the JNA had its headquarters in Split at the time .

Scuffles broke out Process_start in front of the building , and a JNA soldier was killed Killing by a gunshot Use_firearm reportedly fired Use_firearm from the crowd .

Four organisers of the protest were arrested Arrest a month later by the JNA , tried in a military court and convicted Legality .

The protest caused Causation the JNA to withdraw Escaping a portion of military equipment previously based in Split to more secure Preventing_or_letting locations and increase Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale its combat readiness there .

The offensive established Creating a short-lived bridgehead , evacuated Removing in panic two days after the operation commenced Process_start , under tank and mortar fire from the Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA ) deployed Arranging north of Glina .

The operation built Building on HV and HVO advances made Causation during Operation Summer '95 , when strategic positions allowing the rapid capture of the RSK capital Knin were gained Getting , and on the continued arming and training of the HV since the beginning of the Croatian War of Independence , when the RSK was created Creating during the Serb Log revolution and Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA ) intervention .

Initially the Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA ) sought to preserve Preserving the unity of the whole of Yugoslavia by crushing Destroying the secessionist governments , but it increasingly came under the influence of the Serbian government of Slobodan Milošević , which evoked Causation Serbian nationalist rhetoric and was willing to use Using the Yugoslav cause to preserve Preserving the unity of Serbs in one state .

As a result , the JNA began Process_start to lose Earnings_and_losses Slovenes , Croats , Kosovar Albanians , Bosniaks , and ethnic Macedonians , and effectively became Becoming a Serb army .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Osijek ( ) was the artillery bombardment Attack of the Croatian city of Osijek by the Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA ) which took place Process_start from August 1991 to June 1992 during the Croatian War Military_operation of Independence .

Airstrikes Attack and attacks Attack by JNA infantry and armored units against targets in the city accompanied the bombardment Attack , which caused Causation approximately 800 deaths Death and resulted in Causation a large portion of the city 's population leaving Departing .

After the JNA captured Conquering Vukovar on 18 November 1991 , Osijek was the next target Aiming for its campaign Military_operation in Croatia .

The JNA units subordinated Forming_relationships to the 12th ( Novi Sad ) Corps , supported Supporting by the Serb Volunteer Guard , achieved Achieve modest advances Cause_to_make_progress in late November and early December , capturing Conquering several villages south of Osijek , but the Croatian Army maintained Preserving its defensive Defending front and limited Limiting the JNA 's advances Cause_to_make_progress .

The JNA units subordinated Forming_relationships to the 12th ( Novi Sad ) Corps , supported Supporting by the Serb Volunteer Guard , achieved Achieve modest advances Cause_to_make_progress in late November and early December , capturing Conquering several villages south of Osijek , but the Croatian Army maintained Preserving its defensive Defending front and limited Limiting the JNA 's advances Cause_to_make_progress .

In the aftermath Catastrophe of the Battle Hostile_encounter of Osijek , Croatian authorities charged Criminal_investigation thirteen JNA officers with war crimes Committing_crime against civilians , but no arrests Arrest have been made Action to date .

The fighting prompted Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the Presidency of Yugoslavia to order Request the Yugoslav People 's Army ( `` Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija '' – JNA ) to step in and create Creating a buffer zone between the opposing forces .