List of massacres in the Croatian War of Independence

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in the Croatian War of Independence. Numbers may be approximate.

Name Date Location Deaths Notes
Tenja massacre July-December 1991 Tenja 29 Members of the Serbian Volunteer Guard killed 29 Croat civilians and POWs in the village of Tenja.[1]
Operation Stinger 26-27 July 1991 Banovina 22 Forces of the SAO Krajina, an unrecognized Croatian Serb region, killed 22 Croat civilians as well as captured policemen in Glina, Kozibrod and Struga, where the rebel Serb forces employed a human shield consisting of Croat civilians taken from their homes in Struga and the nearby village of Zamlača.
Struga and Kuljani killings 26 July 1991 Struga and Kuljani, near Dvor 17 Rebel Serb forces killed seventeen Croat civilians in Struga and Kuljani, near Dvor. This is reportedly believed to be the first mass-killings of civilians during the Croatian War of Independence.[2]
Aljmaš massacre August 1991 Aljmaš 58 JNA and Serb paramilitaries killed 58 Croat civilians.[3]
Osijek killings August 1991-December 1991 Osijek 11 Serb civilians killed by Croat paramilitaries, led by Branimir Glavaš.[4]
Dalj massacre 1 August 1991-May 1992 Dalj 135 SAO and TO forces target Croatian police and ZNG POWs, Croat and Hungarian civilians.
Lovinac massacre 8 August 1991 Lovinac 5 SAO Krajina paramilitary units massacred 5 elderly Croat civilians in Lovinac.[5]
Kraljevčani and Pecki killings 14 and 16 August 1991 Kraljevčani and Pecki, near Petrinja 9 Serb paramilitaries killed five Croat civlians in Kraljevčani and then another four Croat civilians in nearby Pecki.[6]
Pakrac killings 19 August 1991-1992 Pakrac municipality 176 Croats killed by JNA and Serb paramilitary groups during the occupation of Pakrac and surrounding areas.[7]
Banija villages killings 22 August 1991 Blinjski Kut and neighbouring villages 15 ZNG forces killed 15 Serb civilians and POWs.[4]
Četekovac massacre 3 September 1991 Četekovac, Balinci, Čoljug, near Podravska Slatina 22 Serb paramilitaries massacred 20 Croat civilians and 2 PoWs.[8]
Sajmište killings 5 September 1991 Sajmište,Vukovar 120 JNA and Serb paramilitaries killed 120 Croat civilians after seizing the Sajmište suburb, during the Battle of Vukovar.[9]
Korana massacre 13 September 1991 Korana, near Karlovac 13 Croat forces massacre thirteen JNA POWs over the Korana bridge, near Karlovac.[2]
Svinjarevci massacre 22 September 1991 Svinjarevci 34 Thirty-four Croat civilians killed by the JNA and Serb paramilitaries.[10]
Tovarnik massacre 22 September 1991 Tovarnik 68 JNA forces massacred 68 Croat civilians after capturing the village of Tovarnik in September 1991.[11]
Antin massacre 29 September 1991 Antin and Korođ 27 A civilian refugee column, fleeing a JNA attack, was deliberately shelled between the villages of Antin and Korođ.[12]
Berak killings October 1991 Berak, Croatia 56 Fifty-six Croats killed by Serb forces throughout October 1991, during the Battle of Vukovar.[13]
Baćin massacre 21 October 1991-February 1992 Baćin, near Hrvatska Dubica 118 SAO Krajina paramilitaries killed 118 civilians, apart from Croats two Serbs.
Tordinci massacre 25 October 1991 Tordinci 22 Twenty-two Croat civilians massacred by the 12th Proletarian Mechanised Brigade of the Yugoslav People's Army, supported by Serb Paramilitaries[14]
Glinska Poljana massacre 27 October 1991 Glinska Poljana 13 Serb paramilitaries killed 13 Croat civilians.[15]
Bogdanovci killings 2 October-10 November 1991 Bogdanovci, near Vukovar Disputed Croatia alleged 87 Croats were killed in the predominantly Croat village of Bogdanovci, approximately 8 km south-east of Vukovar, during and after the attacks carried out on the village on 2 October and 10 November 1991 by the JNA and Serb forces. However, "Taking account of Serbia’s admission (see paragraph 228 above) and the evidence put before it, the Court concludes that a number of Croats were killed by the JNA and Serb forces in Bogdanovci on both 2 October and 10 November 1991, although it is unable to determine the exact number."[16]
Novo Selo Glinsko massacre 3 and 16 October 1991 Novo Selo Glinsko, near Glina 32 SAO Krajina forces massacred thirty-two Croat civilians in two separate incidents in October 1991, in the village of Novo Selo Glinsko, near Glina.[17]
Lovas killings 10–18 October 1991 Lovas and Opatovac 70 Serb forces killed 70 Croats in the village of Lovas.
Pakračka Poljana massacre October 1991 Pakračka Poljana, near Pakrac 22 Croat forces massacred at least 22 Serb civilians and POWs.[2]
Široka Kula massacre 13 October 1991 Široka Kula, near Gospić 41 SAO Krajina police force massacre of Croat civilians in the village of Široka Kula.
Gospić massacre 16–18 October 1991 Gospić c. 100 About 100 Serb civilians massacred by Croatian forces over a period of several days in October 1991.[2]
Bapska killings October-November 1991 Bapska 17 SAO Krajina forces killed 17 Croats.[18]
Lužac massacre 2 November 1991 Lužac, near Vukovar 59 Members of the Serbian Paramilitary group, Arkan's Tigers, and JNA forces killed 59 Croat civilians in Lužac, during the Battle of Vukovar[19]
Murder of the Zec family 7 November 1991 Zagreb 3 Ethnic Serb family of three murdered by five Croatian militiamen; two family members survived. The murderers were apprehended, but released after a controversial court decision in 1992. The Croatian government agreed to compensate the surviving family members in a 2004 court settlement.[20]
Saborsko massacre 12 November 1991 Saborsko 29 Serb paramilitaries kill 29 Croats in the village of Saborsko.[21]
Kostrići massacre 15 November 1991 Kostrići 16 Serb paramilitary unit killed 16 Croats.
Majur massacres 15 November 1991 Majur, Graboštani and Stubalj 38 On the same day the Kostrići massacre occurred, the same Serb paramilitary unit massacred another 38 Croat civilians in the nearby villages of Majur, Graboštani and Stubalj.[22]
Škabrnja massacre 18 November 1991 Škabrnja and Nadin 67 Serb paramilitaries killed 48 Croat civilians[23] and five Croatian POWs in the village of Škabrnja,[24] and 14 civilians in the village of Nadin.[25]
Vukovar massacre 20 November 1991 Vukovar 264 A mostly Croatian group of 263 men and 1 woman (including civilians and POWs), of whom 194 have been identified, were murdered by members of the Serb militias following the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) withdrawal from Ovčara after it brought those patients there from the Vukovar hospital.[26][27]
Dabar massacre 21 November 1991 Dabar, near Vrhovine 7 SAO Krajina paramilitaries tortured and killed seven Croat civilians.[28]
Požega killings 10 December 1991 Čečavac, Čečavački Vučjak, Jeminovac, Ruševac and Šnjegavić, near Požega 41 Croat forces killed at least 41 Serb civilians across several Serb villages near Požega.[4]
Paulin Dvor massacre 11 December 1991 Paulin Dvor, near Osijek 19 Croatian Army soldiers massacred eighteen Serbs and one Hungarian in the village of Paulin Dvor.
Gornje Jame massacre 11 December 1991 Gornje Jame 16 16 civilians (15 Croats and 1 Serb) killed by Šiltovi Serbian paramilitary unit.
Voćin massacre 13 December 1991 Voćin 43 43 Croat civilians massacred by White Eagles paramilitaries during Operation Papuk-91.[29]
Bokane massacre 13 December 1991 Bokane, Krašković, Miokovićevo and Zvečevo 20 On the same day of the Voćin massacre, the same White Eagles paramilitaries killed another 20 Croat civlians during their retreat through neighbouring villages south of Voćin.[30]
Joševica massacre 16 December 1991 Joševica 21 Serb paramilitaries killed 21 Croatian civilians killed reportedly in retaliation for Serb losses sustained in Operation Whirlwind.[31]
Lađevac killings 21 December 1991-June 1993 Donji Lađevac and Gornji Lađevac 20 Series of abuses and killings of Croat civilians, who remained in the Donji and Gornji Lađevac villages, by SAO Krajina paramilitaries.[32]
Bruška massacre 21 December 1991 Bruška 10 Ten Croatian civilians killed by Republic of Serbian Krajina forces.[33]
Erdut killings 10 November 1991 – 3 June 1992 Erdut 37 A series of killings of 37 Croat and Hungarian civilians by local SAO forces and Serb Volunteer Guard paramilitaries.[34]
Petrinja killings September 1991–June 1992 Petrinja c. 250 After the fall of Petrinja to Serb forces in September 1991, as many as 250 Croat civilians and POWs were killed during the occupation.[35]
Sisak killings July 1991-June 1992 Sisak 24-107 Illegal detainment, torture and killings of at least 24 Serbian civilians from Sisak by members of the Croatian Army and police forces. Other reports claim that up to 107 Serbian civilians were murdered or disappeared during this time period[36]
Sotin massacre 26 December 1991 Sotin 32-64 Thirty-two Croat civilians massacred by Croatian Serb militia and Territorial Defense. A further thirty-two civilians are declared missing and are presumed to have been killed by Serb forces later into the occupation.[37]
Banski Kovačevac massacre 20 March 1992 Banski Kovačevac, near Karlovac 15 Croat civilians killed by Serb paramilitaries.[38]
Grabovac massacre 4 May 1992 Grabovac 5 Serbia's Red Berets special forces abducted and killed three men and two women. They were initially buried in Tikveš, before the bodies were moved to conceal the killings.[39][40]
Slavonski Brod shelling 15 July 1992 Slavonski Brod 12 12 Bosniak refugees killed after their accommodation at a stadium in Slavonski Brod was shelled by the Army of the Republika Srpska.[41]
Medviđa massacre 9 February 1993 Medviđa, near Benkovac 18 Eighteen Croat civilians killed by Serb forces, allegedly in retaliation for the Croatian Army offensive- Operation Maslenica[42]
Solin rocket attack 14 June 1993 Biograd na Moru 5 killed, 7 wounded Republic of Serbian Krajina forces fired M-87 Orkan cluster rockets at the Solin beach in Biograd na Moru, killing 5 and wounding 7 civilians[43]
Operation Medak Pocket 9-17 September 1993 near Gospić 36 (ICTY estimate) Serb civilians killed by Croat forces during and after Operation Medak Pocket.[4]
Medari massacre 1 May 1995 Medari, near Okučani 22 HV forces killed 22 Serb civilians during Operation Flash.[4]
Zagreb rocket attacks 2-3 May 1995 Zagreb 7 killed, 214 wounded Republic of Serbian Krajina forces used multiple rocket launchers, fitted with cluster munitions, to strike civilian-populated areas of Zagreb on the 2 and 3 May 1995, in retaliation for the Croatian Army offensive- Operation Flash. Part of the ICTY conviction of Milan Martić and Momčilo Perišić[44]
Golubić massacre August 1995 Golubić 18 Serb civlians killed by Croat forces during and after Operation Storm.[4]
Donji Lapac killings August 1995 Donji Lapac 20 20 Serb civilians massacred by Croat forces after Operation Storm. Part of the ICTY indictment of Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markač[45]
Biskupija massacre August 1995 Biskupija, near Knin 15 Fifteen Serb civilians massacred by Croat forces in the aftermath of Operation Storm[46]
Kijani killings August–September 1995 Kijani, Croatia 14 14 elderly Serb civilians executed by Croat forces in the aftermath of Operation Storm.[47]
Gospić bombing 4 August 1995 Gospić 3 killed, 6 wounded RSK aircraft targeted Croat civlians during an attack on Gospić, in retaliation for the beginning of Operation Storm.[48]
Uzdolje massacre 6 August 1995 Uzdolje, near Knin 10 10 Serb civilians massacred by Croat forces in the aftermath of Operation Storm.[49]
Glina refugee column massacre 7-8 August 1995 Main road between Glina and Dvor 16 Serb civilians in a refugee column killed after being ambushed by HV and ARBiH (5th Corps) forces during Operation Storm.[4]
Dvor massacre 8 August 1995 Dvor 9 Nine elderly and disabled Serb civilians massacred by Croat forces in the aftermath of Operation Storm.[50]
Komić killings 12 August 1995 Komić, Croatia 9 Nine elderly Serb civilians massacred by Croat forces in the aftermath of Operation Storm.[51]
Grubori massacre 25 August 1995 Grubori, near Knin 6 6 Serb civilians massacred by the Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit in the aftermath of Operation Storm.[52]
Kistanje massacre 10-27 August 1995 Kistanje, near Knin 13 Croat forces massacre thirteen mostly elderly Serb civilians in the aftermath of Operation Storm, throughout August 1995[53]
Gošić massacre 27 August 1995 Gošić, Šibenik-Knin County 8 Croat soldiers massacred 8 elderly Serb civilians in the aftermath of Operation Storm.[54]
Varivode massacre 28 September 1995 Varivode 9 Croat soldiers massacred nine elderly Serb civilians in the village of Varivode, although the war was over.[55]
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

See also

References
  1. Deutsche Welle & 9 December 2014.
  2. Goldstein, Ivo (1999). Croatia: A History. Montreal, Quebec: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-7735-2017-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. "ICJ: Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Yugoslavia), page 377" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  4. Opačić, Tamara; Jovanović, Nenad (15 October 2018). "Dossier: Zločini nad Srbima". Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  6. Kovačević, S; Judaš, M; Marušić, A (1992). "Civilian massacres in Banija: Kraljevčani and Pecki". Lijec Vjesn. 113 (7–8): 205–208. PMID 1762478.
  7. "ICJ: Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Yugoslavia), page 227" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  8. Marcikić, M; Kraus, Z; Dmitrović, B; Mosunjac, M; Marusić, A (3 September 1991). "Civilian Massacre near Podravska Slatina". Lijec Vjesn. 113 (7–8): 208–10. PMID 1762479.
  9. "ICJ: Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Yugoslavia), page 199" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  10. "22. rujna 1991. Svinjarevci (Vukovar) – nepoznati zločin nad Hrvatima".
  11. "22. rujna 1991. Tovarnik – pokolj 68 Hrvata nakon okupacije sela heroja". Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  12. Završena istraga za ratni zločin u Antinu u jesen 1991
  13. Vjesnik Hrvati u Berku će prosvjedovati sve do podizanja optužnica
  14. "Pukovnik bivše JNA Boro Ivanović pod sumnjom za ratni zločin" (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  15. "ICJ: Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Yugoslavia), page 255-256" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  16. "ICJ: Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Serbia), page 77" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  17. "Mile Paspalj uhićen zbog ratnog zločina u Glinskom Novom Selu". Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  18. "ICJ: Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Yugoslavia), page 168" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  19. "2. studenoga 1991. Vukovar – pad Lušca i pokolj 59 Hrvata" (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  20. "Impunity for unlawful killings and extrajudicial executions allegedly committed by members of the Croatian Army and police forces". A shadow on Croatia's future: Continuing impunity for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Amnesty International/UNHCR. 13 December 2004. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  21. ICTY & 6 November 2003, p. 3.
  22. "Obilježavanje Dana sjećanja na žrtve Domovinskog rata".
  23. "Škabrnja obilježava 23. godišnjicu tragedije" [Škabrnja Marks the 23rd Anniversary of the Tragedy] (in Croatian). Zagreb, Croatia: Nova TV (Croatia). HINA. 17 November 2014.
  24. "Prosecutor v. Milan Martić – Public Judgement" (PDF). The Hague, Netherlands: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. 8 October 2008. p. 72.
  25. Mišković, Jure (19 November 2013). "Uz jaku kišu održan mimohod Benkovac – Nadin – Škabrnja" [Benkovac–Nadin–Škabrnja Procession Held in Heavy Rain]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Split, Croatia.
  26. "Serb leader apologises for Croatian massacre". Euronews. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  27. "Final report of the United Nations Commission of Experts established pursuant to security council resolution 780 (1992) – Mass graves – Ovcara". United Nations. 28 December 1994. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  28. Bosnar, A (December 2005). "Massacre Over Civilians During the War in Croatia". Collegium Antropologicum. 2 (2): 757–61. PMID 16417196.
  29. Duijzings, Gerlachlus (2000). Religion and the Politics of Identity in Kosovo. London, UK: C. Hurst & Co. p. 55. ISBN 9781850653929.
  30. Amnesty International 1992, p. 6.
  31. "Optužnica protiv šestorice državljana Srbije, ubojica iz Gline 1991". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 11 June 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2016. (NOTE: contains the forensic analysis done by Serb authorities)
  32. "ICJ: Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Yugoslavia), page 270-271" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  33. ICTY vs Milan Babic Archived 2007-08-18 at the Wayback Machine, un.org; accessed 19 December 2016.
  34. "The Prosecutor of the Tribunal against Slobodan Milosevic (p. 53, 54, 56, 57, 58)" (PDF). ICTY. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  35. "Pad Petrinje pod napadom JNA i paravojske – 21. rujna 1991".
  36. "Sisak: Witness Reported Ljubica Solar's Death". Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  37. "U masovnoj grobnici kod Sotina pronađena tri tijela". Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  38. "ICJ: Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Yugoslavia), page 276" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  39. Cencich, John R. (2013). The Devil's Garden: A War Crimes Investigator's Story. Lincoln, Nebraska: Potomac Books. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-61234-172-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  40. "The Prosecutor of the Tribunal Against Goran Hadžić - Second Amended Indictment" (PDF). International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. 22 March 2012. p. 12.
  41. Marshall, Andrew (17 July 1992). "Croatia unable to shelter refugees: As tens of thousands flee Bosnia every day, UN warns of worst such crisis since Second World War". The Independent.
  42. "Zadarski List:Najmlađa žrtva je imala 18, a najstarija 88 godina".
  43. "14. lipnja 1993. Biograd na Moru – srpski zločin nad mladim kupačima na plaži Soline".
  44. "Amended Indictment – Milan Martić" (PDF). International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Retrieved June 12, 2007.
  45. "International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia". Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  46. "International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia". Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  47. "Serbian prosecution to activate Operation Storm cases". B92.net. 21 November 2012.
  48. "R. Dopuđa i M. Perić osumnjičeni za zračno granatiranje Gospića 1995". Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  49. Milekic, Sven (4 August 2017). "Croatia's Operation Storm: Crimes Unpunished 22 Years On". BalkanInsight. BIRN.
  50. Larsen, Georg; Vedsmand, Kasper (29 May 2016). "When the UN watched a massacre unfold in Croatia". Al Jazeera.
  51. Milekic, Sven (3 August 2017). "Tragic Search for Victims of Croatia's Operation Storm". BalkanInsight. BIRN.
  52. Milekic, Sven (22 December 2015). "Croatian Policemen's Grubori Massacre Acquittals Quashed". BalkanInsight. BIRN.
  53. "International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia". Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  54. Fisk, Robert (10 September 1995). "Croats slaughter elderly by the dozen". The Independent.
  55. "Hrvatska priznala masakr nad devetoro Srba u Varivodama" (in Croatian). Vesti Online. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.