Stupni Do massacre

Stupni Do massacre
Stupni Do Stupni Do (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Location	Stupni Do, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates	44°07′30″N 18°19′25″E / 44.12500°N 18.32361°E / 44.12500; 18.32361
Date	23 October 1993 (Central European Time)
Target	Bosniaks
Attack type	Mass Killing
Deaths	37[1]
Perpetrators	Croatian Defence Council (HVO)

The Stupni Do massacre was a massacre committed by Croatian forces on Bosniak civilians during the Croat–Bosniak war in the village of Stupni Do in Vareš municipality. It was committed on 23 October 1993 by Croatian Defence Council (HVO) units called "Apostoli" and "Maturice" led by Ivica Rajić, who pleaded guilty before ICTY for war crimes in October 2005. The Croat forces took control of the village and massacred most of the captured people. They raped the women before killing them and looted all houses before setting them on fire. The confirmed number of victims is at least 37.^[1]