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Which towns in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina were attacked early in the Bosnian War?
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Bosnian War
Buildings and vehicles destroyed in Grbavica, a suburb of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian conflict (1992–95).
During the early stages of the Bosnian War, specifically in April 1992, several towns in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina with significant Bosniak populations were targeted by a combination of Yugoslav army units and paramilitary forces.1
The towns identified as being attacked during this period include:
- Zvornik1
- Foča1
- Višegrad1
These assaults were part of a broader campaign of ethnic cleansing aimed at expelling the local Bosniak inhabitants to secure territory for the Bosnian Serbs. By the end of this initial six-week offensive, these coordinated forces had brought approximately two-thirds of the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina under Serb control.12