Operation Medak Pocket
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Operation Medak Pocket was a 1993 Croatian Army offensive against Serb-held territory near Gospić, notable for its military success and subsequent allegations of serious human rights abuses.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Croatian War of Independence battle
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| allegedCrime |
arson
ⓘ
destruction of property ⓘ looting ⓘ summary executions ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations | Medak Pocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Croatian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Croatian Police NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Serbian Krajina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties |
Croatian military deaths
ⓘ
Serb civilian deaths ⓘ Serb military deaths ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Janko Bobetko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mirko Norac NERFINISHED ⓘ Petar Stipetić NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Croatian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Croatia ⓘ |
| endDate | 1993-09-17 ⓘ |
| followedBy | UN-brokered ceasefire ⓘ |
| includesActionIn |
Divoselo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Počitelj ⓘ Čitluk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
ICTY
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involved | United Nations Protection Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledTo | war crimes trials of Croatian officers ⓘ |
| location |
Croatia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lika region NERFINISHED ⓘ near Gospić ⓘ |
| notableFor |
allegations of serious human rights abuses
ⓘ
destruction of Serb villages ⓘ killings of Serb civilians ⓘ killings of Serb prisoners of war ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Serb-held salient south of Gospić
ⓘ
reduce artillery threat to Gospić ⓘ |
| opponent | Serb forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Croatian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peacekeepingForce | UNPROFOR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gospić shelling
ⓘ
Republic of Serbian Krajina NERFINISHED ⓘ UN safe areas and sectors in Croatia ⓘ |
| result |
Croatian tactical victory
ⓘ
subsequent Croatian withdrawal under UN pressure ⓘ temporary Croatian territorial gains ⓘ |
| startDate | 1993-09-09 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Croatian special police units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-Vance Plan period ⓘ |
| typeOfOffensive | combined arms operation ⓘ |
| year | 1993 ⓘ |
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