1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Tuzla

1992 battle in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina December 2024 July 2020 1992 JNA Column Ambush in Tuzla JNA column in Tuzla, May 1992 the Bosnian War ~7:00 PM, 15 May, 1992 Tuzla, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian victory JNA Column largely destroyed large number of vehicles and ammunition destroyed due to fire Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina FR Yugoslavia Ilija Jurišić Mile Dubajić ~3,000 soldiers ~215–600 soldiers Unknown 54 killed44 wounded Bosnian ArmyTuzla Brigade JNA92nd Motorised Brigade The 1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Tuzla, also known as Tuzla column (Tuzlanska kolona Тузланска колона) 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.Skokić Edin "Tuzlanska kolona teška mrlja na obrazu Tuzle" https://www.nezavisne.com/novosti/bih/Tuzlanska-kolona-teska-mrlja-na-obrazu-Tuzle/192218 Nezavisne novine 15 May 2013Serbia jails Bosnian Croat for 1992 war crimes https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLS460522 Reuters 28 September 2009 What started off as a peaceful retreat by agreement with local authorities ended in an ambush, when Patriotic League, Green Berets attacked the column. It was a repeat of a similar incident that occurred in Sarajevo a week prior.Daily Report: East Europe. Supplement, Issues 48-60 The Service 1993 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.. Background When the Bosnian War broke out in April 1992, there were four types of federal and Serb armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These were; the Yugoslav people's Army (JNA), volunteer units raised by the JNA, Bosnian Serb Territorial Defense (TO) detachments, and Bosnian Serb Ministry of Internal Affairs Police (MUP).CIA 2002 129 With the withdrawal of the JNA from Slovenia and much of Croatia, by early April 1992 the JNA in western Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina had around 100,000–110,000 troops, equipped with about 500 tanks, 400 medium artillery pieces, 48 multiple rocket launchers, and 350 120 mm mortars. In addition, the JNA had 120 fighter-bombers, 40 light helicopters and 30 transport helicopters. The Bosnian Serb MUP totalled about 15,000, including active, special and reserve police.CIA 2002 130 From March 1991, the leaders of Bosniak-based Party of Democratic Action (SDA) had been developing an armed force called the "Patriotic League of People's" or Patriotic League, and despite an arms embargo, weapons began to be issued in August 1991. By April 1992, the Patriotic League numbered around 40,000 troops, in nine regional commands, one of which was reportedly headquartered in Tuzla.CIA 2002 130 When the war broke out, the Bosnia and Herzegovina TO was mobilised, but the JNA refused to return its weaponry, which it had confiscated in 1990. Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats had already left the JNA.CIA 2002 135 The priority for the JNA was the security of its bases, as this had proven to be a vulnerability during the Battle of the Barracks in Croatian War of Independence.CIA 2002 136–137 At the beginning of April, a number of towns in north-eastern Bosnia fell in quick succession to a combination of JNA, Serb volunteer and Bosnian Serb forces. These included Bijeljina,CIA 2002 135–136 Zvornik,CIA 2002 137–138 Višegrad,CIA 2002 138 and Foča.CIA 2002 138–139 On 15 April, Bosnian MUP and TO seized the arms, ammunition and equipment of the Tuzla Regional TO in the towns of Srebrenik, Lukavac and in Tuzla itself.CIA 2002 165 By the end of the month, the Bosnian Government had re-organised the Bosnia and Herzegovina TO, incorporating the troops of the Patriotic League. In total, the new force had around 100,000 men, but only about 40,000–50,000 small arms and virtually no heavy weapons.CIA 2002 143 Attack On May 15, 1992, Yugoslav People’s Army forces in Tuzla were pulling out of their barracks in Husinsko Brdo and heading towards Bijeljina, which was under Serb control since late 1991. There was an exchange of fire with local Territorial Defence and police forces at the Brcanska Malta crossroads.Mackic Erna July 17, 2018 Bosnian Policeman’s Ten-Year Battle to Prove Innocence 1 Balkan Insight https://balkaninsight.com/2018/07/17/bosnian-policeman-s-ten-year-battle-to-prove-innocence-07-16-2018/ After an attempt to leave at 14:00, the convoy was stopped at a checkpoint by elements of the Bosnia and Herzegovina TO, and was sent back to the barracks. The column left the barracks again at 19:00, heading north-east towards Bijeljina via the Brčko road. The lead vehicle contained the commander of the JNA garrison, Lieutenant Colonel Mile Dubajić, and his vehicle was followed by one containing members of the Bosnia and Herzegovina TO. When the convoy reached the intersection with the road leading east to Simin Han, it came under small arms fire from members of the Bosnia and Herzegovina TO.August 2018 According to an indictment issued by the Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor of the Republic of Serbia in the District Court of Belgrade War Crimes Chamber on 9 November 2007, at least 92 members of the JNA were killed in the attack on the convoy, a further 33 were wounded, and a number of military vehicles, including ambulances, were also destroyed. The names of those killed and wounded in the attack were listed in the indictment.Ilija Jurišić Indictment Later developments Years later, the Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor's Office indicted former head of Tuzla public security, an ethnic Croathttp://www.jutarnji.hr/ilija-jurisic-pusten-iz-beogradskog-zatvora-nakon-tri-i-pol-godine-/893995/ Jutarnji list - Nakon tri i pol godine iz beogradskog zatvora pušten bosanski Hrvat Ilija Jurišić Jutarnji.hr 2015-05-13 hr Ilija Jurišić, on suspicion that he committed a war crime by allegedly ordering the attack. The case was dismissed before Bosnian courts.Barašin: "Predmeti 'Tuzlanska kolona' i 'Bradina' i dalje aktivni" http://www.24sata.info/vijesti/bosna-i-hercegovina/23084-Barasin-Predmeti-Tuzlanska-kolona-Bradina-dalje-aktivni.html 24 Sata 2015-05-13 28 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110728175549/http://www.24sata.info/vijesti/bosna-i-hercegovina/23084-Barasin-Predmeti-Tuzlanska-kolona-Bradina-dalje-aktivni.html dead He was arrested at the Belgrade Airport in May 2007 and was found guilty of improper battlefield conduct in 2009 and sentenced to 12 years in prison. In October 2010, an appeals court later overturned the sentence. The Belgrade Appeals Court ordered a re-trial and released him from detention.Gec Jovana Sentence for ex-Bosnian officer overturned https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hQEq9pZ9fn6rF_CAAtbtWwFU8QyAD9IPLKPO3?docId=D9IPLKPO3 Associated Press 12 October 2010June 2024 medicmedichttp://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2013&mm=12&dd=02&nav_category=64&nav_id=784122 Opet 12 godina za tuzlansku kolonu (Again 12 Years for Tuzla Column) 2 December 2013 b92.net B92 2 December 2013 Tuzla citizens have continued to express their support for Ilija Jurišić.Protest in Support of Ilija Jurisic http://www.bim.ba/en/189/10/22998/ Balkan Investigative Reporting Network 19 October 2009 2015-05-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120218192137/http://www.bim.ba/en/189/10/22998/ 18 February 2012 Subsequently, Jurišić was welcomed by a large crowd upon his return to Tuzla on 11 October 2010 after his sentence was overturned.Jurisic given hero's welcome in BiH http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2010/10/12/nb-07 SETimes 12 October 2010 2015-05-13 The re-trial was held and he was sentenced again to 12 years in prison. On 2 April 2015, an appeal commenced against the result of the re-trial.Ilija Jurišić u Beogradu, odbrana traži oslobađanje In Belgrade, the defence seeks the release of Jurišić http://www.e-novine.com/region/region-licnosti/118636-Ilija-Jurii-Beogradu-odbrana-trai-oslobaanje.html E-novine.com 2 April 2015 2015-05-13 In March 2016, his conviction was again overturned.https://balkaninsight.com/2016/03/07/serbia-acquits-bosnian-policemen-for-tuzla-attack-03-07-2016/ Serbia Acquits Bosnian Policeman of Yugoslav Army Attack 7 March 2016 The city of Tuzla celebrates 15 May as "City Liberation Day".Republika Srpska’s Eighth Report to the UN Security Council https://www.vladars.net/eng/Documents/Republika%20Srpska%E2%80%99s%20Eighth%20Report%20to%20the%20UN%20Security%20Council.pdf valadars.net 32 See also 25 May 1995 Tuzla shelling 1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Sarajevo References Sources Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict 2002 Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Russian and European Analysis CIA 2002 Indictment Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor v. Ilija Jurišić 9 November 2007 http://www.asser.nl/upload/documents/DomCLIC/Docs/NLP/Serbia/TuzlaColumn_Indictement_9-11-2007.pdf International Crimes Database 7 May 2015 Ilija Jurišić Indictment Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor v. Ilija Jurišić http://www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Case/1196/Juri%C5%A1i%C4%87/ International Crimes Database 7 May 2015 International Crimes Database Ostojic Mladen Between Justice and Stability: The Politics of War Crimes Prosecutions in Post-Milošević Serbia https://books.google.com/books?id=cPfiBAAAQBAJ 2014 Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. 978-1-4094-6742-7 External links Tuzla Column (Pros. v. 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