YUGOSLAVIA EVENTS CHRONOLOGY JANUARY-APRIL, 1995 Jan. 1, 1995 Jan. 2 Missile fired from Serb side of hits Holiday Inn in Sara.; Bos. Croats agree to observe truce Jan. 3 Tram service begins again in Sara.; mortar and art. fire around Velika Kladusa as rebel Muslims and Croatian Serbs (who have not signed the truce) continue fighting Jan. 4 Fighting in Bihac with heavy shelling of Vel. Kla.; Legislation introduced by Dole in US Sen. to end US compliance with arms emb, State Dept. says it is wrong idea at this point in the crisis; Croatian govt. threatens to end talks with Kraj. Serbs unless they im- plement provisions of Dec. eco. agreement, a- gain threaten not to renew UNPROFOR mandate Jan. 5 Serbs walk out of truce implementation talks at Sara. airport over govts. refusal to with- draw 100-150 forces from dmz on Mt. Igman; fighting continues around Vel. Kla., Bosanska Krupa, and Cojluk even though truce calls for withdrawal of foreign troops; rebel Muslims block resupply convoy for Bangladeshi troops outside of Vel. Kla.; 3 killed, 26 wounded in fighting; Serbs fire anti-aircraft guns, mortars near Mostar Jan. 6 Serbs expand demands saying access to Sara. now dependent on govt. forces giving up all positions gained in fall fighting; Govt. troops take village of Klokot (near Bihac) Jan. 7 Relief flights into Sara. suspended for 1st time since truce came into affect after 2 planes hit by gunfire, UN spokesman says they may have come from Serbs celebrating Orthodox Christmas; UN spokesman Alexander Ivanko ac- cuses both sides of foot-dragging; overnight art., mortar, and gunfire strike Vel. Kla. Jan. 8 Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic says they won't lift Sara. blockade until govt. troops leave Mt. Igman (new demand); aid flights resume; UN spokesman Paul Risley also attributes gun- fire to celebration of Christmas, says it poses 'no significant threats' to the truce (thereby verifying that it is working) Jan. 9 US, Bos. govts. at odds on whether Serbs will be allowed to change points of Contact Group plan with Bos. saying the West has given in to Serbs; US Ass. Sec. of State Richard Holbrooke now says peace plan 'the basis for further negotiations'; Croats announce that tourism brought in $1.3 billion in '94; Tudjman meets with dele. from Croat-Mus. fed. including Zubak and Ganic Jan. 10 Serbs attempt to retake village of Klokot and its water reservoir; Rose rebuffed in attempts to meet with Krajina Serb leaders about truce; Serbs claim meeting cancelled for 'technical reasons'; OSCE (CSCE) delegation told in meeting with Milo. that they cannot reopen offices in Kosovo unless Yugo. is readmitted to OSCE as a member Jan. 11 In 10 hours of face-to-face talks Serb com. Mladic and Bos. com. Delic along with Rose agree to open UN 'blue routes' connect- ing govt.-controlled areas with Sara. for civilian and humanitarian ass. in exchange for Serbs being able to cross airport to get to suburbs under their con- trol; First Red Cross convoy since Oct. makes it into Bihac; Croatian negotiator in talks with Krajina says sides have a- greed to reopen Adria oil pipeline connect- ing coast with Hungary; Serbs to remove nat. emblems from east-west highway by Jan. 17 while Croats to deliver generators they had promised Jan. 12 UN official says Yugo. elite mil. force Red Berets commanding Krajina Serbs fighting in Bihac; Kra. Serbs still have not signed cf which commits all for. troops to leave area; UN Sec. Council votes 14-0 to continue easing Yugo. sanctions for another 100 days (Rus. abstains due to extra restrictions on oil convoys from Serbia to Serb-held Croatian terr.; Tudjman says UNPROFOR mandate not to be renewed after March 31, UN forces have 3 months to leave, but may continue to use Zag. as UN reg. hq; Ger. and US both criti- cal of Tudjman move; Increased fighting in Bihac with reports of Serbs using Croats and Muslims as human shields Jan. 14 UN declares supply road near Sara. air- port reopened after failure to get agree- ment from Serbs in late-night negotiations, and Serbs use opportunity to get 4 carloads of their people across before telling UN they will shoot civilians at traffic crossings; UN describes this as 'outrageous'; Serb art. kills 4 civilians in Bihac despite truce Jan. 15 Continued Serb art. attack on Bihac kills 2 women, wounds 11 others; mortar fire near Vel. Kla., shelling and groundfire near Maglaj; Serbs tell UN their commanders have relented and allowed crossings to reopen; Serbs then cross several hundred of their men before closing it again to UN, Bos. govt.; UN reports Abdic forces using forced labor on front lines including women; Gov't. troops blockade UN forces at Tuzla airport, and call for immediate withdrawal of UN troops Jan. 16 UNPROFOR tells Croatian mil. to leave Bos.; UN finds 50 govt. soldiers on Mt. Igman in dmz; BBC says Rose planned to give Serbs copies of NATO flight plans for Bos. as conf.-building measure, but NATO did not agree and will no longer provide this info. to UN; Belgium withdraws its 130 troops as planned, Jordan now contemplating same Jan. 17 Bos. govt. tells Rose to either reopen Tuzla airport by Feb. 1 or remove 200 UN troops there; Govt. 11th Corps continues to block- ade UN troops over Rose' deployment of Serb liason officer Col. Slavko Guzvic at air- port (Rose was trying to get Serbs to re- open airport through appointment); Nash Borba reports that industrial prod. in Mon. fell 27.5% over '93; Serbia offering int.- free credits to Serbs who want to buy houses in Kosovo or return there, goal to settle 100,000 in region; Bos. Serbs reported to have forced 500 more from homes in Banja Luka, Kotor Varos, Bosanska Gradiska, Kljuc, and Doboj areas; UN Sec. Council asks Cro. to reconsider expulsion of UNPROFOR Jan. 18 Rose fails to convince govt. forces to end blockade of 1,000 UN troops around Tuzla; Mus.-Croat Fed. pres. Kresimir Zubak re- fuses to step down after 6 months as pres. in favor of VP Ejup Ganic, prompting can- cellation of fed. assem. session; Croats say rotation of the office only possible 6 months after election of a pres. which cannot be held during wartime; Krajina Serbs fly 20 supply missions to forces in Bihac; Serbs reported to have reinforced positions around Srebrenica; Fed. Consti- tuent Assembly fails to meet due to sides not reaching agreement on rotation of leadership Jan. 19 Contact Group members to return to Sara. in effort to renew negotiations on ending war; Over 400 shells fired in Bihac area by govt. and Serb forces, 800 explosions S. of Vel. Kla.; Serbs advance 1.5 kilometers within Srebrenica safe-haven; US Sec. of State Christopher sends letter to Izet. telling him that US hopes to negotiate directly with Bos. Serbs despite UN Sec. Coun. res. barring such contacts Jan. 20 First Serb-Mus. prisoner exchange under terms of cf takes place; Govt. troops in Bugojno fire art. at Donji Vakuf, Serbs re- spond; Serbs set up roadblocks into Sreb.; brief mortar exchange E. of Tuzla while govt. blockade of UN troops in 9th day Jan. 21 Fighting renewed in Bihac; Serb liaison of- ficer leaves Tuzla airfield, Bos. forces lift blockade of UN forces; UN Sec. Coun. votes to extend sanctions placed on Bos. Serbs; Serbs attack Livno in Bihac area Jan. 22 US envoy Charles Thomas goes to Pale for first direct talks with Serbs since they rejected Contact Group plan, saying they are conditional upon Serbs reopening roads to Sara; govt. angered by meeting; Krajina Serbs fire 200 art./mor. rounds around Vel. Kla.; Zegar, Vedro Polje in Bihac area at- tacked by Cro. Serb tanks, mortars Jan. 23 Tudj. says in Der Spiegel interview that Serbia is unable or unwilling to risk new war with Croatia; Govt. forces free UN troops in Tuzla after UN withdraws Serb liaiason off.; Abdic forces, Serbs attack SE of Vel. Kla. (Vedro Polje, Klokoc, Zegar); Cf viols. re- ported in Sara., Ribnica, and Orasje-Bosanski Samac front Jan. 24 Rose's tour of duty officially ends, but is summoned to meet with Boutros-Ghali and successor, Bri. Lt. Gen. Rupert Smith, 51, former asst. chief of Bri. def. staff (who is said to follow Rose' approaches and the pro-Serb For. Office), to discuss future of peacekeeping; Thomas holds 2nd round of talks in Pale, then with Bos. VP Ganic and Fed. Pres. Zubak; Contact Group mediators go to Pale for talks; Serbs continue attacks on Bihac pocket; Tudj., Izet. meet to discuss issues; Serbs expel more Croats, Mus. from Banja Luka, arrest 21 mainly elderly Croats and put them in Kamen- ica detention camp Jan. 25 Izet. gives Serbs 2 months to accept Contact Group plan (May 1), or they may pull out of cf arrangement themselves; BBC quotes Milo. as saying UNPROFOR departure could have 'unforeseeable consequences'; Contact Group, Serbs continue negotiations on reopening 'blue routes' to Sara.; more fighting in Vel. Kla.; Cro. Serbs open fire on Slavonski Brod (in Cro.) Jan. 26 UN admits that heavy fighting has occurred between govt. troops and Bos. Serbs; hun- dreds of explosions in Bihac area as Serbs, Croatian Serbs press assault on Bihac; Croatian Serbs fire at least 8 shells a- cross border into Bihac, and UN says Serbs in tanks have crossed into Bihac from Croatian terr. in recent days; heavy shell- ing, fighting south of Vel. Kla.; Govt., Cro. reportedly capture village of Bugar (9 miles NW of Bihac); Rose's replacement, Gen. Rupert Smith, formally takes up duties, pledges to 'give aid to unfortunate and long-suffering people caught up in this conflict', meets with Izet. and plans to meet with Kara.; Serbs detain Mus. journalist Namik Ber- berovic after Rus. soldiers viol. UN pol- icy and open door of APC to Serb inspection; Contact Group unwilling to quit neg. due to Serb intransigence; Zag., Bos. govts. call on Wash. to act as mediator in Federation disputes; Adria pipeline scheduled to start pumping oil again; new ethnic Serbian party, Ind. Serbian Party (SSS), to be formed by Milorad Pupovac on Jan. 29 to represent Serb. int. in Croa. Jan. 27 Police chief in govt.-held Tesanj arrests local Croat officials in response to Croat arrests of govt. officials earlier in week; Ganic and Zubak meet in Mostar to re- solve differences, agree to sign accord on Monday for release of all prisoners, and that fed. leaders should visit Tesanj area; Carter launches new effort at peace talks, says Serbs should be allowed to enter neg. 'on the basis' of the plan but without formally accepting it Jan. 28 UN reports high tension between govt. and Croat forces near Tesanj, Serb tanks re- entering Bihac, say 66 art. shells hit near Vel. Kla.; Fre. troops fire warning shots at 40 govt. sol. trying to enter dmz on Mt. Igman Jan. 29 Fighting intensifies in Vel. Kla. with 400 explosions as Serb art. fires on govt.; govt. troops push Serbs back across border into Cro. in s. Bihac; Serbs moving lines closer to Sreb. cause govt. troops to block- ade 75 Dutch troops; Fre. troops shoot 4 govt. soldiers in Sara. for evading inspec. Jan. 30 Bihac hit by more than 1,000 shells; Silajdzic, in US, meets with admin. offi- cials but does not get commitment on lift- ing arms emb.; also meets with Dole; US amb. Galbraith and members of Z-4 (Zag.) group meet with Tudj.; Ger. FM Kinkel in Zag. to try to persuade Tudj. to extend UNPROFOR mandate Jan. 31 Z-4 efforts to meet with Kra. Serbs and Milo. fail when Serb side refuses until UNPROFOR is allowed to stay on in Croatia; Fra. wants new conf. on solving Yugo. con- flict, but US dips. say this is not the right time; Fighting heavy in Bihac; Mus., Serbs carry out for 1st time agreement be- tween them (on evac. of wounded, sick) Feb. 1 Izet. says govt. troops could attack Serb forces in Bos. if Bos. and Krajina Serbs do not halt attacks in Bihac area; Kra. Serbs reported to be preparing for new offensive in Bihac; Serbs partly reopen road to Sara. to 8 UN-related relief agen- cies, but not to civilian traffic; Ganic, and Zubak and their mil. commanders (Delic and Tihomir Blaskic) meet in Kresevo to discuss tensions in Vares, Usora areas; 5 member of Bos. collective pres. 2 Cro., 2 Serb., and 1 Mus.) protest TV footage showing Bos. army brigade troops wearing Islamic green headbands and carrying flags with Islamic inscriptions, saying this violates multiethnic principle of B-H state, but Izet and Ganic disagree saying freedom of rel. extends to the mil.; Bel. govt. says it wants to close Tito Memorial Center Feb. 2 Silajdzic says French proposal for intl. meeting would only be good for public re- lations and giving Serbs opportunities to expand their conquests Feb. 3 UN warns that truce is threatened with con- stant viols.; Kara. says that if Croatia attacks rebel terr., 'we will defend it'; Yugo. FM Jovanovic says Cro. FM Granic may still visit Bel. this month; Dutch UNPROFOR observers report that as many as 20 Serbian heli. land near Sreb. to resupply Serbs; Rus., Bos. agree to exchange dip. reps., Kozyrev says Rus. supports Bos. terr. in- tegrity Feb. 4 Sen. William Cohen (R-ME) calls for sweep- ing air attacks against Serbs if UN forces are further harmed, says this is necessary 'to est. the cred. of UNPROFOR's mission and might' and 'the response should be dis- proportionate to the transgression, and no area of Serbia ruled out of our bombsights' while Bri. DS Rifkind says Cohen should consider the 'vast improvements in Bos. in the past year' Feb. 5 Bos. Croat and Mus. leaders reaffirm sup- port for fed., agree to submit disputes to arbitration; UNPROFOR says record number of viols. (168) occurred between Croats and rebel Serbs in Krajina; Bos. PM Silajdzic and Rus. FM Kozyrev agree to exchange dip. reps., and to take further steps toward establishing full rels., with Kozyrev say- ing that Rus. accepts terr. integrity of all former Yugo. reps. Feb. 6 EU For. Min. agree to back French plan for intl. conf. on former Yugo. and invite Milo., Tudj., and Izet.; US warns this type conf. will require careful preparation; Rus. Dep. Premier Oleg Davydov visits Bel., holds talks with Milo. and comments that sanctions 'imperils peace and sec. on the wider Eur. scene'; BBC reports Serbs agree to limited reopening of Sara. airport route; US mediators get Croats and Muslims to accept binding 9-pt. arbitration of disputes; 20 US troops on Brac setting up intel. ops., CIA reported to be launch- ing both manned and unmanned recon. planes from this site Feb. 7 UN says since Wed. a total of 62 Serbian hel. flew into E. Bos. in viol. of ban, threatens possible airstrikes; Milo. calls idea for Yugo.-area summit 'a waste of precious time', refuses to recognize Croatia and Bos. as this 'would prejudge fundamental solutions' while Yugo. FM Jovanovic says it is 'out of the question'; US envoy Holbrooke says further talks with Serbs pointless unless they accept peace plan; Bel.-controlled Borba begins campaign to encourage Serb settlement in Kosovo; Serbia, Rus. agree to long-term nat. gas deliveries to year 2010, w/ Mos. prepared to send prohibited aircraft fuel to Serbia Feb. 8 First railroad transport in Bos. capital in 2 yrs.; Kra. Serb leg. sets up mil. alert in response to Tudj.'s efforts to cancel UNPRO- FOR mandate; UN says Serbs denied them access to border radar 4 times in previous week and that there were 62 heli. flights near Sreb.; Serbs fire mortars at Sara. Feb. 9 UN aid convoy finally reaches Bihac area (Cazin), but 3 of 10 trucks seized as toll in Vel. Kla. by Abdic troops; Bos. Serbs fire art. into Bihac area, UN counts 650 exp. in Bihac; Serbs fire 8 shells at govt. bunkers in Sara., small arms fire exchanged around Jewish Ceme.; govt. says 1 killed, 2 wounded by sniper fire in city; govt. forces reportedly digging trenches between govt. -controlled Butmir and Serb-held Ilidza; Bos. govt. arrests Svetlana Boskovic, Serb working with UNHCR, for spying (along with Croat co-worker), but probably in re- taliation for Serb detention of Bos. jour- nalist Namik Berberovic, claim he was in- volved in kidnapping Sara. residents trying to pass Serb checkpoints in UN vehicles; NY Times reports that US admin. no longer believes direct contacts with Bos. Serbs useful (Holbrooke comments 'there is no point in shuttling up the hill from Sara. to Pale to listen to the kind of crap which is dished out by Kara.'); UN says Serbs preventing their access to radar installa- tions at Bel. airport so mil. flights can- not be detected Feb. 10 Serbs trying to take Bihac water supply system on plateau above town; Serbs halt aid convoys into Sara. in retaliation for govt. arrest of Boskovic, UN suspends air- lift as of 2-11 Feb. 11 Serb assault begins on Bosanska Krupa; Gen. Delic says that training, preparation for new fighting after cf necessary; 2nd rd. out of Sara. opened this month; UN reports more viols. of no-fly zone around Banja Luka; Serbs fire on Bri. heli. carrying Serb liai- son off. to Banja Luka (approx. 100 km. nw of Sara.) Feb. 12 Heavy fighting in Bihac pocket as tanks, mortars, art. all used; reports of 1,000 Serbs crossing over from Croatia as Serbs try to push 5th Corps away from border; UN says that all sides have viol. flight restrictions but that Serbs have been 'especially active' with daily airflights from Banja Luka and Krajina in past 2 wks; Kara. says if Croatia attacks Kra. Serbs his troops will defend them and this will lead to practical unification; UN commander Gen. Smith meets with Delic; fighting also on Vel. Kla., and Bosanska Krupa fronts Feb. 13 UN war crimes tribunal charges 21 Serbs of atrocities against Croats, Muslims, but only 1 of the suspects in custody in Ger.; UN says Serbian combat aircraft involved in flights around Tuzla, but NATO says it can't detect them on radar; 1,000 more Kra. Serbs reported in Bihac; UN warns of imminent starvation in Bihac; US envoy Charles Thomas to leave position as rep. to the Contact Group and be replaced by part-time appointee (Thomas to concentrate on the Croat-Muslim alliance), US now feels direct neg. with Serbs not productive; US amb. to Bos. Jackovich reassigned to Slo- venia after being disenchanted with talks with Serbs Feb. 14 Clinton admin. switches policy by endors- ing Contact Group proposal to lift eco. sanctions against Serbia in exchange for its recognition of Croatia, Bosnia (Albright and Gore advisor Leon Fuerth argue against this); Govt. claims to have retaken most gains made by Serbs in Bihac counteroffensive (bound- aries of 'safe-area' around Bihac city), but UN cannot confirm this; Kara. says Contact Group 'a bewildered bunch that does not know how to solve the war' and states Serbs will no longer just strike in forests but where it hurts the most; also imposes news blackout in Bihac pocket; UN hel. airlifting 3-month old infant fired on by Serbs over Gor., hand gren. thrown at pks in Sreb., and UN observation post fired on in Serb provoca- tions Feb. 15 10 food truck convoy fired on in Abdic- controlled terr. but manages to get into Mus.-held part of Bihac; heavy fighting near Bosanska Krupa, shelling near Velika Kladusa, and UN reports govt. now control- ling 95% of safe ha ven area; sniper attacks over last 2 days wounds 2 in Sara.; Serbs complain that govt. air resupply flights are getting into Tuzla; Kara. meets with Kra. leader Martic to discuss joint mil. plans; Unofficial Albanian-lang. univ. opens in Tetovo with 10,000 on hand, as rector Suljemani warns Mac. pres. Gligorov that to close the univ. will cause 200,000 Albanians to rise with guns and grenades; Serb police- man in Pristina kills 1, wounds 5 without provocation Feb. 16 Govt. checkpoint in Sara. stops Rus. APC from taking Bos. Serb doctor out of city in viol. of UN rules, take him into custody; AFP reports increased mil. activity on both sides between Dubrovnik and Prevlaka areas in Croatia, and on Serb-held side of Bos. and Montenegro, Serbs increasing art. batteries, and Yugo. navy conducting exercises in Kotor Bay, Croats building bunkers in Glavica (near Mont.); Mac. police stop lectures at Alb.-lang. univ. in Tetovo after it opens; UN again allowed access to radar facilties at Bel. airport Feb. 17 Riots in Tetovo leave 1 Albanian dead, 28 others wounded (9 police), shots fired, rec- tor of univ. arrested; Abdic forces block UNHCR convoy, other convoy coming from Zag. also blocked Feb. 18 Abdic forces launch attack to reclaim land lost to govt. forces in Bihac area, heavy fighting reported; 3 Ukr. soldiers taken hostage by govt. troops in Zepa; govt. gunfire kills 2 in Serb-held Sara. suburb of Grlica, Serbs threaten to close airport, fire mortars at suburb; Milo. turns down recognition plan Feb. 19 Milo., in meetings with Kozyrev, refuses to recognize Bos., Croatian borders in ex- change for suspension of sanctions Feb. 20 More fighting in Bihac, Kra. Serbs stop UNHCR convoy, reroute it to Vel. Kla.; Bos, Croatian Serbs discuss joint mil. strategy if Croatia attacks Krajina area, create joint mil. council in Banja Luka; OSCE High Commissioner for Minorities, Max van der Stoel in Mac., calls for restraint after riots, meets with Gligorov; Dem. Forum of Gostivar says police raided offices, destroyed furniture, arrested activists on the 17th; 40 Muslim graves in Kumanovo reportedly vandalized; Kara., Martic form Supreme Def. Council for joint mil. actions; Fighting in Posavina corridor (N. Bos.); Bonn promises to send 200 troops (including 33 officers to Kisel- jak) to help with possible UN withdrawal; Both sides reported to be digging trenches in Kra. in preparation for fighting Feb. 21 Wash. Post reports that UN observers saw C-130 cargo planes unloading high- tech. equipment for govt. forces at Tuzla, but NATO denies this happened, says UN should change its report; Mac. PM Crven- kovski accuses Alb. of interference in Mac. affairs for its support of Tetovo univ., Alb. says it will reconsider its 'pol. course towards Skopje'; Tudjman decision on UNPROFOR said to be 'irre- versible' by EU external affairs comm.; Croatia, Slovenia, and Bosnia all protest to UN about Yugo. claim to be sole legi- timate successor to old system; Akashi sees 'a glimmer of hope' in neg. on UN relief convoy held by Serbs Feb. 22 UN convoy of 99 tons of food aid reaches Bihac pocket, first to get through to area since May; Shelling in Vel. Kla. area, Fre. pks come into line of fire in Sara.; Bos. Serb FM Aleksa Buha in Bel. for talks with top Serbian officials; Croatian Cardinal Franjo Kuharic meets with Serbian Orth. Metropolitan Jovan Pavlovic, responsible for Zag., Ljub., and all of Italy; Cath. Bishop Ratko Peric goes to Trebinje in Serb-held E. Her. to bring relief supplies, hold talks with Orth. leaders; Mac. police arrest more Alb. activists, prof. at univ. in Tetovo Feb. 23 BBC says reported flights of C-130 trans- ports into Tuzla may be either US resupply efforts of govt. forces, or US protecting another country doing just this; fighting continues in Vel. Kla. and Bosanska Krupa areas, while Kara., Krajisnik visit Posavina corridor, tell crowds without the corridor there is no Bos. Serb Rep.; in Kra., Milan Babic says new Sup. Def. Coun. part of ef- fort to set up greater Serb fed.; 2,000 Mac. students demonstrate against Alb.- lang. univ. saying it is pretext to break- up of Mac. Feb. 24 UN reports Serbs storing 4 heavy weapons in Rajlovac warehouse (Sara. suburb) in viol. of exc. zone; UN accuses Mus. mil. of coordinated campaign to drive out UNPROFOR; Catholic weekly in Croatia ac- cuses govt. of trying to coopt Christian- ity to their own purposes, says it cannot be seen as an pol. ideology; Akashi meets with Milo. Feb. 25 UN says Serbs renewing beatings, robberies, and other intimidations of non-Serbs in Banja Luka forcing 300 more to flee (only 30,000 Mus., Croats now left in area); Serb helicopter flights, attacks on Croats inside Bos.; Govt. troops blockading UN- PROFOR troops for 3rd day in Gornji Vakuf; Advance plane for Turkish president. Demi- rel's visit to Sara. hit by gunfire; UN re- ports 20 explosions in Travnik area, 2 E. of Vitez, and 2 around Zenica, brief ex- change of fire near Tesanj; Serbs close 1 of 2 civilian rts. out of Sara. over fuel dispute w/ UN; 3rd convoy in as many days reaches Bihac; UN officials discover heavy wea. in Sara. exc. zone; UN agrees with NATO there is no conclusive evidence of aircraft actually landing in Tuzla Feb. 26 Croatian amb. to UN in Gen., Miomir Zuzul, says only chance for peace in Croatia lies with Serbs accepting reintegration, that war will come if Bos. and Croatian Serbs join forces, or if Serbia intervenes di- rectly in Croatia; Govt. troops set up roadblocks again st Bri. pks in Gornji Vakuf to protest presence of 2 Bos. Serb liaison officers, UN lodges protest over this 'serious irritation'; Serbs prevent UN officials from inspecting suspected arms cache in Sara., also prevent resupply of Dutch peacekeepers in Srebrenica; Western dip. says Kara. responds to UN requests for sec. guar. with 'extreme evasion'; 1,000 Albs. gather for funeral of man killed in riots in Tetovo Feb. 27 Demirel's trip cancelled due to Serbs fir- ing Sara. airport (UN forces return fire) and refusal of Kara. to guarantee his safety during visit, goes to Zenica in C. Bos instead to visit 1,500 Turkish peacekeepers, then to Zag. to talk with Tudjman; Serb sniper fire wounds 5, halts trams in Sara. Feb. 28 Kozyrev meets with Yugo. DM Pavle Bulato- vic, says 'UN Sec. Coun. and the Contact Group owe Bel.', says he favors lifting sanctions; UN officials say Serbs mopping up ethnic cleansing in Banja Luka of Mus., Croats; fighting increases in Bihac pocket, 9 empty relief trucks shelled; UN calls NATO statement on flights over Tuzla being its own or commercial, 'ludicrous and in- sulting', and hints that flights may be either US or Turkish resupply efforts; 63 Cath. graves desecrated in Novi Sad, but police say they are random acts; Govt. troops under heavy attack S. of Vel. Kla., launch counteroffensive, 5 killed; Govt. attacks near Travnik force Serbs to evac- uate 300 villagers; Serbs open fire on Sara. airport 20 minutes after supposed arrival of Turkish pres. Demirel, UN returns fire; Serbs also viol. cf along Orasje-Tuzla road, Usora, and Livno-Kupres front; Cro. court convicts, sentences 4 Serbs in absentia for war crimes around Sibenik (Djordje Bje- govic, Gen. Kosta Novakovic, Gen. Mile Novakovic, and Goran Hadzic) March 1 Clinton admin. considering putting 500- 1,000 more troops to a maximum of 10,000 in NATO-led div. in Mac.; Alb. deps. in Mac. parl. boycott session over issue of educ. and univ. in Tetovo; Croatian Def. and Nat. Sec. Coun. says it remains firm on UNPROFOR pullout; 679 Mus., Croats, expelled from Banja Luka area, their houses dynamited while 6 members of Mus. charity 'Merhamet' ar- rested; Serbs issue blanket ban on all UN refugee agency convoys to Sara.; Con- tact Group meets with Milo.; Pro-Bos. Serb head of Yugo. army propaganda div., Col. Ljubodrag Stojadinovic fired after mil. tribunal finds him guilty of impugning Milo. and the mil.; 800 detonations reported S. and SE of Vel. Kla.; 15 wounded by shell- ing in Travnik March 2 Contingent of Zag. doctors arrives at C. Bos. monastery in Nova Bila whose hospital had been destroyed in '93 fighting; Kra. Serbs put total ban on food convoys for town of Bihac; 342 explosions in Vel. Kla. area; 1 killed, 1 wounded by sniper fire from Serbs in Sara., UN cargo plane hit by gunfire after leaving Sara. airport March 3 Bos. Serbs claim they are trying to start talks with govt., but govt. denies story March 4 UN says it will not tolerate Serb blockade against Srebrenica, Zepa, and Gor.; Serbs let through 30 tons of food aid for 500 Dutch peacekeepers in Sreb., but not medi- cal aid; Mac. to receive $42.5 million from EBRD to modernize its telecommunications March 6 Croatia and Croat-Mus. Fed. of BH agree to set up mil. alliance, and Croatian Chief- of-Staff, Gen. Janko Bobetko says joint command will defend the Cro.-Mus. fed.'; Serb Gen. Mladic says UNPROFOR not welcome in BH if they leave Croatia; Pale auth. levy DM 200 monthly per capita tax on Bos. Serbs living abroad; Bos. FM Irfan Ljubi- jancic says an expanded war is coming; Abdic forces gain ground S. and E. of Vel. Kla.; 1 killed, 2 wounded by snipers in Sara. March 7 Slov. Premier Janez Drnovsek says Slov. prepared to resolve 'practical' issues with Yugo., and that a Slov. bureau may be open- ed in Bel. 'in the near future' March 9 UN relief agency cuts food aid to Croatian Serbs, Abdic's supporters to try to force them to allow aid into Bihac; more fighting in area, with Croatian Serbs shelling Bihac; UN reports increase in mil. activity in Cro. ahead of deadline for UNPROFOR to pull out troops; Croatian FM Granic says Croatia may have all of its for. rel. frozen if it does not relent on UNPROFOR; Kra. Serbs reported to be mobilizing 5,000 'volunteers' in ex- pectation of renewed fighting with Zag.; Croatia, Slovenia, and Macedonia given mem- bership in World Bank; CIA report on war crimes says Serbs commited 90% of war crimes, and that Serbs alone were involved in systematic use of ethnic cleansing, that this is not a civil war, but a case of Serb- ian aggression March 10 BBC reports that US tried to stifle CIA re- port for fear of alienating Milo., but US Ass. Sec. of State Holbrooke admits it is authentic; maneuvers of tanks, heavy wea- pons reported in e. Kra.; 130 Orth. tombs vandalized in Kumanovo; Alb. parl. deputies abandon boycott; Bos. Croats, Mus. conclude pact in Bonn to strengthen fed. which in- cludes provisions on return of refugees, and creating police system; Her. Croats contend that Bos. govt. forces in Bihac pocket kidnapped Cro. Gen. Vlado Santic on March 8; Serbs launch campaign to draft ethnic Albs. in Kosovo into army March 11 Tudj. backs down on demanding UNPROFOR with- draw in exchange for the troop contingent being reduced to 5-6,000 of which 10% will guard border crossings into Bos. and Serbia; Tudj. comments that 'the US has pledged to assist Cro. in restoring its sovereignty over the whole of its terr.' March 12 Akashi's airplane hit by gunfire as it ap- proaches Sara. airport; art. and sniper fire kill 3 (including 2 girls hit by govt. sol. in Serb-held sub.), wound 8 in Sara.; Rus. Fed. Council member Sergei Shirshov accuses US of 'arming Cro. for struggle against the Serbs', says Rus. should provide eco. assistance to the Serbs March 13 NATO planes give cover to UN flight over Sara. as Indo. Pres. Suharto leaves city; heavy fighting in Vel. Kla. March 14 9 French peacekeepers killed in accident when their truck falls off road on Mt. Igman; Akashi finishes talks with govt., Serbs but with no progress on truce; NY Times says 'a considerable number of tanks' has moved into Kra. from Serbia in anticipation of intl. monitors being stationed on border; HINA reports Serb attacks in Gradacac, Sto- lac, Orasje, and Mostar areas; Ethnic Alb. killed by police in Kosovo after police conduct weapons search in Urosevac March 15 UNPROFOR to change names to UN Forces in Cro. (UNFIC) if new arrangement on guarding of borders is worked out; Kara. rejects idea of UN forces on border separating Cro. from Bos; Tudj. to US for talks on new force, also to attend cere. on 1 yr. anniv. of Croat- Mus. fed.; Govt. arrests 3 Mus. mil. police- men in connection with Santic murder; Bri. pk force comes under Serb fire near Gor. March 16 Bos. Mus. and Croat leaders meet in White House with Clinton, Christopher who promise them eco. aid, mil. advice; NATO working on evac. effort for UN peacekeepers called 'Determined Effort' which may include 70,000 troops (force could include 2,000 Ger. troops to be used in Croatia); Serbian Rad. Party leader Vojislav Seselj reported to be in Bos. claiming to have 1,000 'volunteers' from the Sandzak; Mac. reportedly also wants UNPROFOR mandate changed so that it has org. structure distinct from that of Cro. and Bos.; Yugo. reports 3 army officers ar- rested for spying for Cro.; In separate meetings, Tudj. and Zubak meet with Clinton in Wash.; Izet., in Bonn, says there will be no extension of cf unless Serbs accept Con- tact Group peace plan; Italian FM Agnelli says Italy may support easing of sanctions against Bel. March 17 Nasa Borba reports that Milo., Bos. and Kra. Serb reps. secretly met with Orthodox Patriarch Pavle; Yugo. FM Jovanovic meets with Pope John Paul II; China, Bos. agree to est. dip. rel.; Bri. veh. hijacked by Serbs in Ilidza, Serbs close civ. rt. into Sara. March 19 2 killed by snipers in Sara.; Serbs renew attacks on airport firing on French air transport causing French to fire back; Serbs also firing on govt. supply road and arrest Rus. UN observer in campaign of har- assment against UN; Bos. VP Ganic sends con- dolences to Zubak for murder of Cro. Gen. Vlado Santic in Bihac area on March 8 March 20 Serb shell hits govt. army barracks in Tuzla killing 26, wounding 80, fighting also near Travnik as govt. attacks and Serbs retaliate with shelling of cities; shelling also of Priboj, Jablanica, and Lukavica which ends only due to blizzard conditions; UN reports 2,000 govt. troops moving into Stolice area; 6 wounded by sniper fire in Sara. March 21 Final report of UN Commission of Experts on the Bos. War says evidence shows 'a systematic rape and sexual assault policy' against Mus., Croat women, that attacks 'do not appear to be random, and indicate a policy of at least tolerating rape and sex- ual assault', that rape was part of a 'a highly developed' Serb strategy of ethnic cleansing, and 'that there is no factual basis for arguing that there is a 'moral equivalence' among the warring factions' (that all sides do it equally); Serbs shell civilian targets in Kalesija (NE Bos.), aslo retake 3 hilltops near Majevica lost to govt. previous day; Serbs take 2 UN veh. from Dan, Fre. pks in Ilidza March 22 UN reports 1,432 detonations in Majevica area (near Tuzla) in 24 hr. period with govt. possibly having gained some terr. March 24 Kara., in response to losses, calls for immediate and direct neg. March 25 UN reports govt. forces take control of comm. tower at Stolice, and on Mt. Vlasic, with Serbs shelling Sara., Mostar, Vel. Kla., Gracanica, Gor., and Tuzla in re- sponse; UN says 1,200 Serb civilians flee govt. advance which has taken 30-50 sq. kilometres, and sends Serbs relief aid to Skender Vakuf; Ger. TV reports that Kara. calls for retaking Tuzla, says this is 'last call' for 'immediate direct talks on peace, with cessation of all offensives'; Serb snipers fire on US amb. car in Sara. March 26 Kara. writes to world leaders saying they need to 'bring a halt to the Mus. offensives' but Bos. govt. says he must accept Contact Group plan first; Kara. also calls for gen. mobilization of all Bos. Serbs and threatens to confiscate property of reservists who do not return home from abroad; Kra. Serbs re- ported to be conducting maneuvers in Slavonia with 100 tanks, some taken from UN collection points, but including 13 new T-72 and M-84s brought across Danube on pontoon bridges; Both sides reported regrouping around Tuzla as govt. forces now surround Serbs at Stolice March 27 Serbs hit Sara. rd. with 500 cannon rds. in retaliation for govt. offensive near Tuzla; Nasa Borba reports that Bos. amb. to Swit., Muhamed Filipovic meets previous week at Serb request in Bel. with Milo. to discuss status of Muslims living in Serbia; Kra. town Bracev Dolac shelled by Croat, Bos. Croat forces; 7 member del. of Sara. Serbs in Bel. to plea for peace, prove they are not discriminated against; Intl. womens' convoy still blocked from Bihac by Serbs March 28 Fighting for TV tower continues near Sto- lice, also on Vlasic plateau; UN investi- gating Cro. claim that 900 Yugo. troops, 20 tanks, and other weapons have crossed Dan. into E. Slavonia; News day reports Belgian bat. tried to block them but Rus. Gen. ordered them to back off, UN says it can't confirm claim; Cro. FM Granic criticizes UN peacekeeping force plan saying it violates spirit of Copenhagen agreement between Zag. and US; UN has decided to rename force UN Peace Force One which Cro. doesn't like since it doesn't have Cro. in title March 29 Serbs shell Vel. Kla., govt. troops destroy 2 tanks in Majevac; Dutch pk killed by art.; March 30 Newsday reports that Rus. comm. in Cro. has told Belgian troops not to block Serb. mil. convoy moving into Kra. with 900 troops, 20 tanks, ground-to-ground rockets, other weapons; heavy snows reduce fighting; Serbs still control TV transmit- ter in Majevica hills (NE of Tuzla) but govt. reported to be picking up ground; UN scales back relief effort to Sara. as Serbs blockade food convoys (airlift to Sara. now only at 40% of capacity; Turkish parl. comm. approves bill allowing Council of Min. to lift arms emb. against BH; Bri. pks rescue 66 Croat sol. including Comm. of Cro. forces Gen. Janko Bobetko, from convoy stranded in snow in W. Bos., find 5 frozen to death March 31 Ger. to extradite Bos. Serb Dusan Tadic accused of war crimes; UN Sec. Coun. Res. 981 passed reducing size of UN force in Cro., renaming it UN Conf. Restoration Operation in Cro. (name in title t o emphasize sovereignty over all Cro. terr. by Cro., while Kra. leader Martic rejects name change); 1,000 pks to patrol border as part of total force of 7-8,000, but does not authorize them to stop shipments across orders; UN also ap- proves Res. 982 estending mandate in BH until Nov. 30; Women's convoy returns to Zag. after failing to get Serb permission to continue, but Bri civ. and translator of Croat origin, Mirko Buzuk taken away by Serbs; US amb. Victor Jackovich leaves Bos. post, probably forced out due to his support of Bos. govt., now to become amb. to Slovenia April 1 431 exp. in Majevica area, 293 around Kalesija (E. of Tuzla), govt. still hasn't captured Stolice tower; Croats in Mostar kidnap local bishop after he tries to replace Franciscan monks with diocesan priests who are less nationalistic; bishop and his sec. are released after 8 hrs.; UN Sec. Coun. passes Res. 983 changing UNPROFOR in Mac. to UN Preventative Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) to terminate on Nov. 30 April 2 Serb inf., art., and tanks attacking Bihac in waves, fighting heavy around Vel. Kla.; Abdic says on radio that entire pocket will be under his control in days; Ger. relief worker arrested by Bos. Serbs in harassment effort April 3 Serbs seize 2 Swiss UNESCO workers en route to Sara. airport at illegal checkpoint; Kra. Serbs and rebel Mus. continue attacks in Bihac; heavy fighting in Majevica Hills (NE of Tuzla), and Serbs fire art. in Livno area and attack Orasje-Samac area causing material damage; China becomes 92nd country to recognize BH April 4 UN reports intense fighting near Tuzla with Serbs firing 2,000 rounds of art. at govt. positions; UN says govt. forces now control Mt. Vlasic tower; Serbs fire on Bihac for 2nd day, and attack Zvornik, Teocani areas, as well as Gradacac, Kalesija, and Gracanica; UN monitors say Yugo. keeping its borders closed; Serbs deny Belgian cardinal per- mission to visit Banja Luka Catholics April 5 Fighting continues, 1,500 rounds of art. fired in exchanges in Majevica area, govt. claims to have closed escape rt. of Serbs at TV tower, but Serbs claim to have re- taken strategic hill; Sara. marks 3rd anniv. of war; pro-govt. Serb leader, Ljubomir Berberovic, hit by Serb sniper fire in Sara.; UN protests Serb attacks on 'safe- areas'; Lord Owen says intl. community will not accept secession of any parts of former Yugo. (Kra., Kos.), tells Kos. Albs. to work for pol. auto.; Reports of Cro. troops moving into Sector West around Daruvar (in Slavonia); Kra. suspends permission for UNPROFOR patrols in Sector East April 6 Serbs shell govt.-held Sara. suburb of Hrasnica with 120mm mortars killing 2, wounding 3, UN calling it most important viol. of cf yet, respond by firing smoke shells; new Serb shelling of Bihac prompts UN call for NATO show of force with planes; fighting in Majevica mts. and near Tuzla; Hrasnica hit by shells, killing 2, wound- ing 4; Kara. asks UN to allow oil shipments for 'agri. purposes' April 7 Fre. pks, Serbs in standoff on rd. outside of Sara.; Serb rocket hits Hrasnica kill- ing 1; Kara. says he expects relations with UN to deteriorate; Kra. Serb leader Martic rejects UN res. 981 (transforming UNPROFOR into UNCRO)blaming it on US, Ger. dominance in Sec. Coun., says 'there are no borders be- tween Serbian territories' April 8 US C-130 relief plane hit by 10 bullets at Sara. airport by Serb snipers damaging hydraulic system, hitting cockpit, UN sus- pends flights as result saying Serb harass- ment is on increase; UN agrees to let Serbs check all vehicles on road to airport in ex- change for guarantees of safety for all vehicles, Bos. govt. protests action saying UN has caved in to Serb pressure; heavy shelling in NE Bos., and large movement of Kra. Serbs/Abdic forces in Bihac; CIA re- ports that 2 oil rigs have been shipped from Iran to Serbia in viol. of UN emb.; Mac. pres. Gligorov rules out possibility of Balkan fed. or confed., says this will only lead to new divisions and conflicts, but agrees to sign treaty with Greece on their common border April 9 UN says Serbs using 120mm mortars in viol. of cf agreement in Sara. killing 3, wounds 7, UN requests NATO air presence over city; intense fighting in Tuzla, Bihac areas with govt. forces claiming capture of Mt. Vlasic including TV relay station n. of Travnik; Assem. of Serb. Citizens (pro-govt.) meets in Sara., calls on govt. for 'constituent nation' status within Croat-Mus. fed.; Chinese FM Qian Qichen visits Yugo., meets Jovanovic, criticizes intl. sanctions April 10 NATO fighters fly for several hours over Sara. in response to UN concerns over Serb shelling; snipers kill 1, wound 2 in city; Serbs, Croats fight near Zepce (N. of Sara.); Kra. Serbs fire on UN veh. S. of Zag., hijack 2 UN cars; Bos. govt. art. wounds 5 civilians in Serb-held Teslic; Yugo. FM Jovanovic says 'we do not wish to repeat the mistake (of) prematurely recognizing the former Yugo. reps.' April 11 UN dismisses Rus. commander, Maj. Gen. Alexander Perelyakin, in Sector East (Kra.) for 'severe shortcomings' and lack of leadership (allowing soldiers, weapons to cross from Serbia into Kra., wide-spread corruption, smuggling in Sector East), replaces him with dep. UN com- mander in area who is Belgian; Moscow says he remains comm. in sector and that he 'will only be changed in accordance with a plan'; Bos. govt. bans public gatherings to reduce casualties from Serb sniping; members of Contact Group go to Bel. for talks; Renewed fighting as Serbs attack Gor. with 13 art. shells hitting city causing NATO overflights; Serbs, govt. forces battle on Mt. Majevica; Serbs remove, then replace heavy gun from UN storage depot near Sara.; Izet. wants UN to declare Sara. dmz, says Serbs will get all-out attack if they do not quit shelling, sniper fire; Tudjman to demobilize 30,000 troops due to labor shortages; Croatia reported to want all- Eur. peacekeeping force since they will have more clout with Serbs than 3rd world forces, UN says no to this April 12 Serb shell hits downtown Sara. wounding 7; airport closed for 5th day, Mladic sends letter to UN saying claims of attacks are 'incorrect and tendentious'; Govt. hels. at- tack Serb positions around Donji Vakuf, Serbs launch attacks in several areas; Contact Groups cancels trip to Sara. since Serbs won't guarantee sec.; Dubrovnik shelled, killing 1, wounding 3 April 13 US admits that it is facilitating transfer of large ('hundreds of tons') weapons shipments from Iran to Bos. govt. forces; Kra. Serbs, Abdic forces launch new attacks on Vel. Kla.; Kara. praises Milo. for re- fusing to recognize BH; Both Mac. and Greece reveal they have seized contraband oil- drilling equip. headed for Serbia (shipped through Iran by Canadian firm) April 14 French pk killed in Sara. while driving through Dobrinja; 2 Pakistani pks wounded when UN convoy fired on by Serbs SE of Tuzla; Serb gunmen rob UN relief fuel con- voy at Serb checkpt. outside of Sara. of $7,200 worth of Ger. marks April 15 Sniper fire kills 2nd French pk in 2 days; Fre. DM Leotard says France may discuss withdrawal of troops; Serbs drag aid workers from UN vehicle, steal vehicle, flak-jacket, and radio at Serb checkpt.; Sara. Jews open ancient (600 yrs.) illuminated manuscript brought from Spain in 15th Century to commemorate Passover, Izet. tells them to 'stay in this country, because this is your country' April 17 US amb. Jackovich, 8 others forced to take dangerous land rt. out of Sara. after Serbs refuse to guarantee their plane's safety; Fre. For. Min. official says his country 'looking to avoid a withdrawal at all costs. In our eyes it would be a solution of des- pair.'; Govt. troops push e. of Bihac and Serbs shell town in response; govt. also gains ground on Treskavica Mt. range killing 14 Serb soldiers in push toward Gor. April 18 Serbs fire 26 art. rds. at Hrasnica, govt. fires art. back hitting Ilidza, while US planes fly overhead; Serbs raid UN col- lection depot and use art. to fire 6 rds. at Sara. from one location, 4 rds. from another; Cro. and HVO troops within 2-3 kms. of seeing Knin; 90 trucks carrying contraband fuel, supplies enter Cro. from Yugo.; 4 exp. s. of Sara. airport; France threatens withdrawal unless all sides agree to extending truce, and UN enhances protection of UNPROFOR troops April 19 Serbs shell Sara. with UN-collected weapons until NATO overflight causes them to quit, fire mortart at Dub.-Cilipi airport; Croats now on Mt. Dinara east of Knin in position to strike at Serbs; UN War Crimes tribunal says documents about Milo. responsibility for crimes of 'no evidentiary value' April 20 Silajdzic tells Akashi cf not to be ex- tended; Milovan Djilas dies at 83 in Bel. April 21 New acting US amb. to Bos., John Menzies arrives at Sara. airport, but Serbs pre- vent his entering city until he agrees to visit Serb mil. barracks April 22 Menzies gives up trying to enter Sara., vows to return; 3 Fre. pks killed, 4 others wounded while trying to defuse explosives at airport; Kara. says Sara. is Serbian airport and that no pol. visitors to the Bos. govt. will be allowed to use it, rejects Contact Group plan, and refuses US and Ger. reps., and Akashi away without their gaining access to Sara.; Milo. meets with Kra. PM Mikelic, Abdic, and Mladic in Bel.; Boutros-Ghali says UNCRO may have to be pull- ed out since Serbs and Croats cannot agree on its size or presence; UN Sec. Coun. Res. 988 puts tougher restrictions on lifting emb. a- gainst Bel., sanctions can now only be lifted temp. for 75 instead of 100 days (as Res. 943 provided) April 23 Fighting largeley limited to Brcko area over Orthodox Easter weekend; Kra. Serbs block Zag.-Bel. highway in 2 places April 24 Chief UN war-crimes prosecutor Richard Gold- stone names Kara. and Mladic as war crimes suspects (see July ************* April 25 UN indicates that it may concede to Serb de- mand that flights out of Sara. only carry official passengers in order to secure de- livery of fuel supplies to the capital; 7 wounded in gunfire in Sara.; Kra. Serbs lift blockade of Zag-Bel. highway after Tudjman says force may be used to reopen it, Serbs still saying they will not allow con- voys under the UNCRO designation due to their rejection of being part of Cro.; Bri. says it wants its contingent of 350 out of Gor. in Sept. at end of tour of duty; Rus. says ac- cusations against Mladic, Kara. will esca- late tensions and that this will damage peace efforts; Kara. welcomes Serbian Patriarch Pavle, Pavle criticizes Milo. for abandoning Bos. Serbs, says 'it is better to die than to betray our soul'; Mazowiecki's 15th report on Bos. accuses Serbs of 'unrelenting terroriza- tion and discrimination'; Serbs hijack UN mil. observer team near Ilidza, Pakstani pks fired on by Serbs 35 miles N. of Sara. April 26 1st war crimes suspect Dusan Tadic pleads not guilty; Shelling in Brcko area, govt. forces take Vel. Skocaj and Cot plateaux (S. of Bi- hac, near Cro.); Serbs fire 2 tank shells in- to Bihac; 5 wounded in Sara.; US amb. Men- zies arrives in Sara. by land rt. as Serbs continue to refuse sec. guarantees to UN flights carrying non-civ. personnel; Rus. says it may withdraw its troops if cf is not renewed, while Fre. PM Balladur again says Fra. may also; HVO forces in Bos. now within 10 miles of Knin, Glamoc, and Gra- hovo April 27 Bos. Serb Min. of Info. says ICJ accusations false, states the 'undisputed military and political supremacy of the Serbs over the side which was predestined for destruction. The victory for the Serbs gained through the regular means of a liberation struggle cannot be proof that [they] have commited a crime'; UN warns of 'full-scale war', protests both sides using heavy weapons in exc. zone, and threatens use of 'all available means' to prevent attacks on civilians as fighting in- tensifies; fighting continues near Doboj and govt. continues 3-day old offensive near Bihac; sniping in capital closes schools; Fre. pks return Serb sniper fire near Holiday Inn, and in w. sub. of Stup; Dan. pks re- turn fire near airport; Bos. army Gen. Vahid Karavelic says 'Pale will soon come under attack by our forces...I'm certain we will manage to lift the blockade by the end of the year.' UN says it won't be that fast. April 28 Heavy fighting near Brcko as Mus., Croats press attacks against Serbs; Sara. hit by mortar exchanges, and UN van carrying local civilians hit by sniper fire, Fre. pks return fire; Akashi to go to Pale for last-ditch effort to extend truce; govt. warns it will try to break Sara. siege if truce goes on; Contact Group agrees to new low-level talks; UN warns of critical food shortage in Bihac April 29 2 Serb planes based in Cro. bomb Bihac drop- ping cluster bombs killing 1, wounding 4 as Serbs launch ground, art., and tank attacks in area; UN observers spot 70 Cro. Serb troops crossing into Bos. April 30 Both sides reject UN efforts to extend truce but Silajdzic says govt. will show restraint if Serbs stop harassing food convoys and shelling civilian areas; Kara. says new cf possible only if intl. sanctions are lifted; Croats and Kra. Serbs battle and Serbs close recently reopened highway