1991–1992 Siege of Dubrovnik

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military operation siege

The 1991–1992 Siege of Dubrovnik was a military blockade and bombardment of the Croatian coastal city by Yugoslav People's Army forces during the Croatian War of Independence, causing extensive damage to its historic center and civilian casualties.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
1991–1992 Siege of Dubrovnik canonical	1
Siege of Dubrovnik	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military operation ⓘ siege ⓘ
aftermath	reconstruction of Dubrovnik’s historic center in the 1990s and 2000s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Siege of Dubrovnik NERFINISHED ⓘ
attacker	Montenegrin Territorial Defence units NERFINISHED ⓘ Serb paramilitary forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslav People’s Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Republic of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Montenegro (within SFRY/FRY) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslav People’s Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	Croatia’s declaration of independence in 1991 ⓘ breakup of Yugoslavia ⓘ
civilianCasualties	dozens of civilians killed ⓘ hundreds of civilians wounded ⓘ
conflictIn	Croatian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryAtTime	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ
damage	damage to cultural heritage monuments ⓘ destruction of residential buildings ⓘ extensive damage to Dubrovnik’s Old Town ⓘ
defender	Croatian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Croatian National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Croatian forces NERFINISHED ⓘ local Croatian police ⓘ
endDate	1992-05-31 ⓘ
heritageStatusOfTarget	UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ
internationalReaction	media coverage highlighting shelling of UNESCO site ⓘ widespread international condemnation ⓘ
legalAftermath	war crimes indictments at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
location	Adriatic coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Dubrovnik NERFINISHED ⓘ
method	aerial bombardment ⓘ artillery bombardment ⓘ military blockade ⓘ naval blockade ⓘ
militaryCasualties	hundreds of soldiers killed on both sides ⓘ
notableEvent	6 December 1991 heavy shelling of Dubrovnik’s Old Town ⓘ
objectiveOfAttackers	capture of Dubrovnik ⓘ control of southern Dalmatia ⓘ
partOf	Croatian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Bosnian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslav Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Croatian victory ⓘ withdrawal of Yugoslav People’s Army from Dubrovnik area ⓘ
startDate	1991-10-01 ⓘ
target	civilian areas of Dubrovnik ⓘ historic center of Dubrovnik ⓘ
theater	Southern Dalmatia NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	1991 ⓘ 1992 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Old City of Dubrovnik → significantEvent → 1991–1992 Siege of Dubrovnik ⓘ

Croatian War of Independence → majorBattle → 1991–1992 Siege of Dubrovnik ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Dubrovnik