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Siege of Slunj

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towards Slunj. From 9-10 October, the JNA made an initial breakthrough. During late October and early November, JNA units continued to advance towards Slunj, putting pressure on the HVO. Shots were fired in the city, the HVO fought to hold Slunj, but they did not succeed, and the JNA entered deeper
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during the conflict. After the JNA took over Slunj, over 16,000 Croats were expelled from the enclave and hundreds were murdered in war crimes during the occupation until the end of the war.
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During the Serb occupation of Slunj and surrounding areas until 1995, 297 Croat civilians were killed in several war crimes, most victims were the elderly, women and children.
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into the city, resulting in a panic in which over 16,000 Croats fled from the enclave to
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this was a strategic success that enabled further operations in the region.
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The fall of Slunj represented a significant loss for the HVO, while for the
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was an armed conflict in the territory of the municipality of
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Serbian war crimes in the Croatian War of Independence
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Index

Croatian War of Independence

Slunj
Croatia
Yugoslav
SAO Krajina
SAO Krajina
Yugoslavia
Croatia
Croatia
Željko Ražnatović
Croatia
Anton Tus

Yugoslav People's Army
Yugoslav Ground Forces
Serb Volunteer Guard
Armed Forces of Croatia
Croatian Army
Croatian Defence Forces
Slunj
Croatian War of Independence
Croatian Army
Yugoslav People's Army
Croatia
Slunj
war in Croatia
Yugoslav People's Army
Croatian Army
Ličko Petrovo Selo

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