1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Tuzla

1992 JNA Column Ambush in Tuzla
	Part of the Bosnian War
Date	~7:00 PM, 15 May, 1992
Location	Tuzla, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Result	Bosnian victory JNA Column largely destroyed; large number of vehicles and ammunition destroyed due to fire;
Belligerents
Bosnia and Herzegovina	FR Yugoslavia
Commanders and leaders
Ilija Jurišić	Mile Dubajić
Units involved
Bosnian Army; Tuzla Brigade	JNA; 92nd Motorised Brigade
Strength
~3,000 soldiers	~215–600 Soldiers
Casualties and losses
unknown	54 killed; 44 wounded

The 1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Tuzla, also known as Tuzla column (Bosnian: Tuzlanska kolona) was an attack on the 92nd Motorized Brigade of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) in the Bosnian city of Tuzla on 15 May 1992. The incident occurred at the road junction of Brčanska Malta. At least 54 soldiers of the JNA were killed and 44 wounded during the attacks.^[1]^[2] What started off as a peaceful retreat by agreement with local authorities ended in an ambush, when Patriotic League, Green Berets and Bosniaks from local police attacked the column.^[3]^{[unreliable source]}^{[neutrality is disputed]} It was a repeat of a similar incident that occurred in Sarajevo a week prior.^[4]

^ Skokić, Edin (15 May 2013). ""Tuzlanska kolona teška mrlja na obrazu Tuzle"". Nezavisne novine.
^ "Serbia jails Bosnian Croat for 1992 war crimes". Reuters. 28 September 2009.
^ "ZLOČIN BEZ KAZNE Milunović: "Napad na kolonu JNA u Tuzli - pucanj u mir u BiH"".
^ "Daily Report: East Europe. Supplement, Issues 48-60". The Service. 1993. p. 10. The same plan of 3 May on Dobrovoljacka Street was also prepared in Skoj Street in Tuzla on 15 May 1992. The Muslims had also guaranteed the safety of a column of soldiers and officers who were being moved out of their barracks only to..

[1] Skokić, Edin (15 May 2013). ""Tuzlanska kolona teška mrlja na obrazu Tuzle"". Nezavisne novine.

[reuters-2] "Serbia jails Bosnian Croat for 1992 war crimes". Reuters. 28 September 2009.

[3] "ZLOČIN BEZ KAZNE Milunović: "Napad na kolonu JNA u Tuzli - pucanj u mir u BiH"".

[4] "Daily Report: East Europe. Supplement, Issues 48-60". The Service. 1993. p. 10. The same plan of 3 May on Dobrovoljacka Street was also prepared in Skoj Street in Tuzla on 15 May 1992. The Muslims had also guaranteed the safety of a column of soldiers and officers who were being moved out of their barracks only to..

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