Komić killings

The Komić killings refers to the mass murder of elderly Serb civilians from the village of Komić on August 1995 by members of the Croatian Army (HV), five days after Operation Storm.[2] HV members entered the Lika village of Komic, killing civilians after burning houses and outbuildings.[2] According to a U.N. report, three of the victims were burned alive.[3]

Komić massacre
LocationKomić, Croatia
DateAugust 1995
TargetElderly Croatian Serb villagers
Attack type
Mass killing
Deaths9[1]
PerpetratorsCroatian Army (HV)

Several of the murders in Komić were included in the ICTY's indictment of former Croatian general Ante Gotovina.[4] In the appeal of the trial of Gotovina et al which acquitted Gotovina and Mladen Markač, the ICTY ruled that there was insufficient evidence to conclude the existence of a joint criminal enterprise to remove Serb civilians by force.[5] The Appeals Chamber further stated that the Croatian Army and Special Police committed crimes after the artillery assault, but the state and military leadership had no role in their planning and creation.[5]

References
  1. Milekic, Sven (3 August 2017). "Tragic Search for Victims of Croatia's Operation Storm". BalkanInsight. BIRN.
  2. Bajto, Nikola; Opačić, Tamara; Jovanović, Nenad (15 October 2018). "Dossier: Zločini nad Srbima". Novosti.
  3. Fisk, Robert (10 September 1995). "Croats slaughter elderly by the dozen". The Independent.
  4. "Gotovina - Indictment". ICTY.org. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. 21 May 2001.
  5. "Gotovina and Markac, IT-06-90-A" (PDF). ICTY.org. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. 16 November 2012. pp. 30–34.
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