What happend in the Krajina?
lc
sorry for the ignorance but can somebody shed some light on
what happend in the Krajina since 1990 in which order?
The Serbs in s.c.yugoslavia etc. are claiming that 300.000 Serbs
were dispelled by the Croats.
But didn't the Serbs dispell also Croats before when they took
over the Krajina?
Are Serbian civilians allowed to come back to their former
homes in Croatia now?
thanks
Marko Njavro
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>Hi,
>sorry for the ignorance but can somebody shed some light on
>what happend in the Krajina since 1990 in which order?
In 1991, local Serbs which were concentrated in the region known as Krajina
(heart of Croatia), started an upheaval helped by the weaponry and the
outright agression by the Yugoslav Army. In 1991 due to their superior
firepower they managed to seize 27% of Croatia and expel all Croats from
those areas. Croatia negotiated with Serbs in Krajina for four years trying
to reach a peaceful settlement. Serbs refused all peace deals hoping to
integrate that part of Croatian territory into Serbia proper. Since all
peaceful avenues failed, and since Serbs used Krajina to lay siege to the
city of Bihac in Bosnia, Croatian army was forced to integrate Krajina back
into Croatia. The Operation was called "Storm" and the Serbian army was
comprehensively defeated over just 3 days. The local Serbs retreated quickly
with their local army...into the Serb held part of Bosnia and Serbia itself.
When Croatian troops marched into Krajina, there was no one there.
>The Serbs in s.c.yugoslavia etc. are claiming that 300.000 Serbs
>were dispelled by the Croats.
The number of Serbs that retreated out of Krajina together with their
defeated army is somewhere between 150,000 and 200,000.
>But didn't the Serbs dispell also Croats before when they took
>over the Krajina?
Exactly, in 1991, Serbs chased all Croats and Hungarians out of Krajina and
Eastern Slavonia.
>Are Serbian civilians allowed to come back to their former
>homes in Croatia now?
They are allowed to come back, because after all they are citizens of
Croatia. But many do not wish to come back because they know that they
committed terrible crimes against Croats between 1991-1995...maybe a guilty
conscience.
Paul Jurcic
Marko Njavro wrote:
> The number of Serbs that retreated out of Krajina together with their
> defeated army is somewhere between 150,000 and 200,000.
> 150,000 Serbs would be an upper limit for Krajina exodus. However, there was
> also some emigration of Serbs from other part of Croatia unaffected by war.
> About 50% of all Serbs living in Croatia were in places outside Krajina.
> They are allowed to come back, because after all they are citizens of
> Croatia. But many do not wish to come back because they know that they
> committed terrible crimes against Croats between 1991-1995...maybe a guilty
> conscience.
Less because of guilty conscience, more from fear of being unwelcome by their
Croatian neighbors and also because many Krajina Serbs cannot see themselves to
be citizens of the Croatian state under any circumstances.
Paul
ConnieB
You can't attack your next door neighbor and than complain that he's not
being friendly.
It's typical Serb to commit a bad act and than complain that it's unfair to
have consequences.
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Connie B
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