1992 ethnic cleansing of central Bosanska Krajina

1992 ethnic cleansing of central Bosanska Krajina
Part of Bosnian War
Locationcentral Bosanska Krajina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates44°46′06″N 17°11′16″E / 44.7682°N 17.1877°E / 44.7682; 17.1877
DateMay to July 1992
TargetBosniaks and Croats
Attack type
shelling, infantry attacks, murder, destroying houses, looting
Weaponsmilitary weapons
PerpetratorsBosnian Serb Army
Motiveexpulsion of Bosnian Muslims and Croats from the central part of the region

The 1992 ethnic cleansing of central Bosanska Krajina occurred between May and July 1992, the Bosnian Serb Army systematically ethnically cleansed the central part of the Bosanska Krajina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the towns of Sanski Most, Prijedor and Ključ. This incorporated some of the worst atrocities to occur during the Bosnian War.