Goražde Incident

Goražde incident
	Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War
Date	12 – 16 April 1995
Location	In and around Goražde
Result	VRS Victory VRS takes 150 UNPROFOR hostage; Sea Harrier shot down;
Belligerents
NATO United Kingdom ; United Nations	Republika Srpska
Commanders and leaders
/ Stuart Peach	Ratko Mladić
Casualties and losses
1 Sea Harrier shot down; 150 POWs	military command outpost destroyed

The Goražde incident was the response of the Serbian Army to NATO attacks on their military command outpost near Goražde.

Events[edit]

On 12 March 1995, the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) made its first request for NATO air support, but close air support was not deployed, owing to a number of delays associated with the approval process. On 10 and 11 April 1995, UNPROFOR called in air strikes to protect the Goražde safe area, resulting in the bombing of a Bosnian Serb military command outpost near Goražde by two US F-16 jets.^[1]^[2] This was the first time in NATO's history it had attacked ground targets with aircraft.^[3] Subsequently, Bosnian Serbs entered into the Gorazde safe zone to the UN peace keepers. Serbian Army soldiers took 150 UN personnel hostage on 14 April 1995.^[4] A British Sea Harrier was sent to scout the situation and potentially attack Serbian positions, but Serbs were prepared. On 16 April 1995, a British Sea Harrier was shot down over Goražde by Bosnian Serb forces.^[5]^[6]

References[edit]

^ "NATO Handbook: Evolution of the Conflict". 2010-02-06. Archived from the original on 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2024-05-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Law, University of Cambridge Research Centre for International (1997-07-28). The Yugoslav Crisis in International Law. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-46304-1.
^ The Yugoslav Crisis in International Law. Cambridge University Press. 1997-07-28. ISBN 978-0-521-46304-1.
^ Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict, 1990-1995. Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Russian and European Analysis. 2002. ISBN 978-0-16-066472-4.
^ "Одбрамбено-Отаџбински Рат 1991-1995: Операција Звијезда 94 - Горажде 1994". Одбрамбено-Отаџбински Рат 1991-1995. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
^ Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict. Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Russian and European Analysis. 2002. ISBN 978-0-16-066472-4.

[1] "NATO Handbook: Evolution of the Conflict". 2010-02-06. Archived from the original on 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2024-05-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[2] Law, University of Cambridge Research Centre for International (1997-07-28). The Yugoslav Crisis in International Law. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-46304-1.

[3] The Yugoslav Crisis in International Law. Cambridge University Press. 1997-07-28. ISBN 978-0-521-46304-1.

[4] Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict, 1990-1995. Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Russian and European Analysis. 2002. ISBN 978-0-16-066472-4.

[5] "Одбрамбено-Отаџбински Рат 1991-1995: Операција Звијезда 94 - Горажде 1994". Одбрамбено-Отаџбински Рат 1991-1995. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 2024-05-02.

[6] Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict. Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Russian and European Analysis. 2002. ISBN 978-0-16-066472-4.

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