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Siege of Slunj

Siege of Slunj
Part of the Croatian War of Independence

Fall of Slunj under JNA
Date9 October 1991 — 27 November
Location
Slunj, Croatia
Result

Yugoslav victory

  • JNA takes Slunj and surrounding villages
  • Croatian forces withdraw
  • Over 16,000 Croat civilians expelled
Belligerents
SAO Krajina Croatia Croatia
Commanders and leaders
Željko Ražnatović Croatia Anton Tus
Units involved
Yugoslav People's Army
Serb Volunteer Guard		 Croatian Army
Croatian Defence Forces
Strength
4.000 2.000
Casualties and losses
60 killed 150 killed

The siege of Slunj was an armed conflict in the territory of the municipality of Slunj in 1991.[1] year in which HV were armed on one side, and Serbs and JNA were armed on the other.[2] It was also the largest Croatian enclave that was separated from the rest of Croatia.[3] Over 16,000 Croats were expelled from that enclave. After JNA took Slunj.[4][5]

  1. ^ Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict. Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Russian and European Analysis. 2002. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-16-066472-4.
  2. ^ "Slunj se sjeća 1991., dan kad su JNA i četnici ušli u grad, a Slunjani izgnani". Radio Mrežnica (in Croatian). 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  3. ^ Vlado Butina (2019-11-14). SLUNJ 1991.god. Retrieved 2024-06-22 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ Narod.hr (2021-11-16). "16. studenog 1991. Slunj – pad grada i egzodus 16.000 Hrvata". narod.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  5. ^ Marinić, Borna (2020-11-16). "The Occupation of Slunj". Domovinski rat. Retrieved 2024-07-08.

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