Battle for Vozuća

Battle for Vozuća Part of Bosnian War Vozuća Sarajevo Location of Vozuća Date July 1995 – September 10, 1995 Location Vozuća Result ARBiH victory Belligerents Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Army of Republika Srpska Commanders and leaders Refik Lendo Muatez Billah Unknown Units involved 3rd Corps Bosnian mujahideen Black Swans 3rd Ozren brigade 4th Ozren brigade Srbačka brigade Casualties and losses 129 killed Unknown number of KIA (60 captured)

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Battle for Vozuća (Bosnian: Bitka za Vozuću) was an attack by the 3rd Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the foreign troops of the Bosnian mujahideen on 10 September 1995 against the strategically important Army of Republika Srpska-held village of Vozuća, in the municipality of Zavidovići during the Bosnian War.^[1][2]

The attack

Ozren Mountains, September-October 1995

The attack itself, was carried out by the El Mudžahid Detachment of the 3rd Corps, they also were accompanied by some regular members of the ARBIH.^[3][4] The attack was planned already in May 1995 and had three phases which were carried out. The first one was called "Crveni lav" and the main goal in this operation was to cut the communication of the VRS in Vozuća. They succeeded and pushed the Serb forces. The second part of the operation was called "Battle for pride". The goal was to prepare refugees from Srebrenica and Žepa to move into the area after it was liberated. It was planned but after the attack, only a small group of people arrived at the destroyed Vozuća area.^[5][6]

Final phase

Everything was ready and the final attack code named "Uragan" (English: Hurricane). The attack started on 10 September and ended the same day with the total victory of the Bosnian forces. They used the planning very good and were ahead of the Serb forces. The Army and the Mujahideen got help from a special paramilitary force called Black Swans.^[1] The aftermath of the battle is infamous for the brutal behaving of the Mujahideen forces against left soldiers and civil population. The Bosnian forces continued advancing through the Ozren area.^[7]

References

Further reading

• Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict, Volume 1. Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Russian and European Analysis. 2002. ISBN 978-0160664724.