What role did the international force of 60,000 troops play after the Dayton Accords?

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Following the signing of the Dayton Accords in 1995, the international force of 60,000 troops—known as the Implementation Force (IFOR)—was deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina to ensure the peace agreement was effectively implemented.12

The primary role of this force was to oversee the transition to peace by helping the involved parties carry out the provisions outlined in the General Framework Agreement. This included maintaining the ceasefire and providing the necessary security to stabilize the region after four years of war. While IFOR was initially deployed to manage this implementation, a smaller contingent of troops eventually remained in the country under the name of the Stabilization Force (SFOR) to continue supporting the peace process.12