Operation Krivaja '95

Operation Krivaja '95
Part of the Bosnian War

A map depicting the capture of Srebrenica by Bosnian Serb forces
Date6–11 July 1995
Location
Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Result

Decisive victory for Army of Republika Srpska

Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
Ratko Mladić
Radislav Krstić
Zdravko Tolimir
Milenko Živanović
Milorad Pelemiš
Ramiz Bećirović (WIA)
Thomas Karremans
Strength
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.