Army of Republika Srpska

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armed force military organization

The Army of Republika Srpska was the Bosnian Serb military force that conducted major operations during the Bosnian War, known for its role in ethnic cleansing and the Srebrenica genocide.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Army of Republika Srpska canonical 13
Bosnian Serb forces 6
Armed Forces of Republika Srpska 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed force ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
abbreviation VRS ⓘ
accusedOf ethnic cleansing of Bosniak and Croat civilians ⓘ
forcible displacement ⓘ
mass killings ⓘ
sexual violence as a weapon of war ⓘ
systematic persecution of non-Serb population ⓘ
unlawful detention and camps ⓘ
activeFrom 1992 ⓘ
activeUntil 2006 ⓘ
allegiance Radovan Karadžić ⓘ
surface form: Bosnian Serb leadership

Republika Srpska ⓘ
conflict Bosnian War ⓘ
country Republika Srpska ⓘ
disbandedAs separate entity in 2006 ⓘ
disbandmentReason defense reform and unification of armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
foundGuiltyInRelationTo crimes against humanity ⓘ
genocide at Srebrenica ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ
foundingContext breakup of Yugoslavia ⓘ
headquarters Banja Luka ⓘ
Pale ⓘ
ideology Bosnian Serb nationalism ⓘ
mergedInto Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
nativeName Army of Republika Srpska self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Vojska Republike Srpske
notableCommander Dragomir Milošević ⓘ
Momir Talić ⓘ
Ratko Mladić ⓘ
Stanislav Galić ⓘ
operation Banja Luka region operations ⓘ
Foča ethnic cleansing ⓘ
Operation Corridor 92 ⓘ
Prijedor ethnic cleansing ⓘ
Siege of Sarajevo ⓘ
Srebrenica offensive of July 1995 ⓘ
Višegrad ethnic cleansing ⓘ
partOf Army of Republika Srpska self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Armed Forces of Republika Srpska
predecessor Territorial Defense of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
surface form: Territorial Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb-controlled units)
primaryOpponents Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
Croatian Defence Council ⓘ
recognizedBy International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia as party to the conflict ⓘ
responsibleFor Srebrenica genocide ⓘ
massacre of more than 7,000 Bosniak men and boys at Srebrenica in July 1995 ⓘ
prolonged shelling and sniping of Sarajevo civilians ⓘ
role ethnic cleansing operations ⓘ
ground warfare ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ
subjectTo indictments of senior officers by the ICTY ⓘ
supportedBy State Union of Serbia and Montenegro ⓘ
surface form: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
supremeCommander Radovan Karadžić ⓘ
usedReligionInMobilization Serbian Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
usedSymbol Serbian tricolour flag ⓘ
surface form: Serbian tricolor flag with coat of arms of Republika Srpska

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yugoslav Wars → mainBelligerent → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
Bosnian War → belligerent → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
Bosnian War → belligerent → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bosnian Serb forces
Croatian Defence Council → engagedWith → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
Croatian Defence Council → inConflictWith → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
Srebrenica genocide → perpetrator → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
Srebrenica genocide → perpetrator → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bosnian Serb forces
Srebrenica genocide → perpetrator → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
this entity surface form: Drina Corps of the Army of Republika Srpska
Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina → engagedAgainst → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
Siege of Sarajevo → perpetrator → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
Siege of Sarajevo → perpetrator → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bosnian Serb forces
Ratko Mladić → militaryBranch → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
Army of Republika Srpska → partOf → Army of Republika Srpska self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armed Forces of Republika Srpska
Army of Republika Srpska → nativeName → Army of Republika Srpska self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vojska Republike Srpske
Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina → formedByMergerOf → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina → predecessor → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
Foča massacres → perpetrator → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bosnian Serb forces
Foča massacres → perpetrator → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
Višegrad massacres → perpetrator → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bosnian Serb forces
Višegrad massacres → perpetrator → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
Višegrad massacres → armedConflictSide → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republika Srpska forces
Radislav Krstić → militaryBranch → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
Radislav Krstić → memberOf → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
this entity surface form: Army of Republika Srpska general staff
Radislav Krstić → sideInConflict → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bosnian Serb forces
Radislav Krstić → associatedWith → Army of Republika Srpska ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bosnian Serb Army