Operation Krivaja '95
| Operation Krivaja '95 | |||||||
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| Part of the Bosnian War | |||||||
A map depicting the capture of Srebrenica by Bosnian Serb forces | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ratko Mladić Radislav Krstić Zdravko Tolimir Milenko Živanović Milorad Pelemiš |
Ramiz Bećirović (WIA) Thomas Karremans | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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2,000 soldiers 200–300 volunteers 200 volunteers 100 volunteers |
6,000 soldiers Air Support 270 peacekeepers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 300 soldiers killed |
750 soldiers killed 1 peacekeeper killed Hundreds of peacekeepers taken hostage | ||||||
Operation Krivaja '95 (Serbian: Oпeрaциja Криваја '95, Bosnian: Operacija Krivaja '95) was the codename of a military operation launched by the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) against formations of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) in the UN enclave of Srebrenica. It was launched on 6 July 1995, and ended on 11 July 1995 with VRS capture of the city. The operation ended the three-year-long siege of the town and was followed by the Srebrenica massacre and Operation Stupčanica '95, which has been ruled a crime of genocide by international courts of law.