YUGOSLAV EVENTS CHRONOLOGY, May-Aug., 1994 May 1 2 US journalist killed, 1 wounded when their car hits land mine near Mostar; Serbs sur- round UN arms depot manned by French inside Sara. exclusion zone, demanding they hand over 122 mm artillery weapon, standoff con- tinues until NATO jets buzz area at midnight; UN comments that Gor. becoming unstable as small arms fire and Serb presence continues; Croatia announces that it now backs lifting of arms embargo against Bos. govt. May 2 Shelling and fighting near Brcko, Bihac; Serbs shell Tuzla, Zavpovici, and attack Doboj and Tesanj (N. Bos.); Ger. and Fra. both call for making Brcko a 'safe area' to allow for air strikes against Serbs; Serbs claim 4 of theirs killed by Muslim shelling of Doboj; Serbs preventing 160 British peacekeepers from reinforcing 500 UN troops already in Gor.; NATO jet buzzes Serb forces near Sara. trying to retake heavy weapons under French control, Serbs back off; US announces it is sending 37 more troops and 3 helicopters to Mac. as part of its Opera- tion Able Sentry; US amb. to UN Albright says cong. efforts to lift arms embargo would un- dermine sanctions against Libya, Iraq; Ger. DM says NATO needs to be able to est. credi- bility of its ultimatums and lifting arms embargo won't help; Boutros-Ghali orders UN officials to stop criticizing US approach to Bos. (directed at Akashi) May 3 UNPROFOR reaches agreement for transport of 5 Serb tanks through Sara. exclusion zone, but UN diplomat Akashi does not mention this at press conf; US and Russia call for meeting of FMs to try to settle Bos. war; Olovo and Kladanj continuously hit by Serb shelling; UN helicopter shot at at Sara. airport; Serbs agree to Brcko cease-fire; observers; 2 hr. fire-fight in Sara. at Vrbanja Bridge after govt. forces put up flag with what UN observers call 'Islamic connotations'; UNESCO delegation in Sara. begins plans for rebuilding landmarks destroyed in war; Croatia annouces it will reintroduce war- time currency the kuna on May 30 despite protests against its use by the Ustashe; Kar. linked to collapse of Dafiment Bank (largest private inst. in Serbia which closed doors in April '93) by former owner indicating possible falling out between Kar. and Milosevic May 4 Bos. PM Silajdzic calls for Akashi's resig- nation over tank transportation issue; 2 of these tanks (T-34s) moved prematurely; UN warns Serbs of possible NATO airstrikes if they launch offensive on Brcko, as is expect- ed; Aid flights to Sara. suspended after 2 planes hit by gunfire, but also admits that 4 armed Serb forces remain in Gor. despite NATO ultimatum; possible tank fire reported in Sara.; UN aid convoy held up since May 1 by Serbs allowed to go to Gor.; 7 UN ob- servers take up positions on Croatian side of Sava near Brcko; British FM Jr. Min. Douglas Hogg meets with Milo. and Kar. and tells them they can hold a maximum of 49% of land; ethnic cleansing continues in Banja Luka area as 469 Mus. and Croats. arrive in Croatia from that city; Milo.'s wife, Mirjana Markovic, says Serbs outside country 'who think war is their only option...have no right to foist that option on all Serbs.'; 3 UH-60 BlackHawk helicopters sent to Mac. May 5 Serbs shell govt. positions on Mt. Vlasic and push back govt. forces; Croats refuse Muslims aid, ammo. requests due to lack of trust; Silajdzic demands that Akashi be replaced and his govt. will no longer negotiate with him, but Boutros-Ghali refuses; Kar. says he will not attend more peace talks until UN oil and trade embargo against Serbia lifted; Bos. Croats block UN aid convoy, demand 'import tax' of $8 per truck May 6 Reports that govt. troops were successful in forcing back Serbs S of Bugojno, out of Ma- glaj salient, against Mt. Ozren (N. of Zavi- dovili), and against Mt. Vlasic (N. of Trav- nik); US rebukes Akashi, calls on him to do a bet- ter job May 7 UN says 4 Serb tanks violating Sara. exclu- sion zone; Iranian FM Velayati in Sara., says Iran willing to contribute 10,000 troops to peacekeeping forces but UN won't allow it; promises 10,000 barrels of oil and $1 million in assistance to Bos. govt.; Bel. bans presence of Zhirinovsky at Serbian People's Renewal Party rally scheduled for May 9, to preserve public order May 8 6 UN monitors move into Brcko; UN says no aid flights have arrived since airport in Tuzla was opened 2 months ago; Saudi Arabia to send 2 jumbo jets to Sara. to bring out 500 pil- grims for Haj; French govt. reported to have given mil. rank of lt. col. to 14 business- men and allowed them into Sara. to get first access to contracts for rebuilding city May 9 Croats, Muslims begin third round of talks on federation in Vienna (US sponsored); UN says 100 Serbs disguised as police remain in Gor. exclusion zone despite Kar. pledge to move them out; Serbs still maintaining heavy wea- pons inside Gor. zone, not giving UN observ- ers freedom of movement; Serbs fire on UN ar- mored car near mostly Muslim village of Gornji Rajinci killing 2 17-yr. old school- girls nearby; Milo. claims there has been no Serb policy of ethnic cleansing, but Alban- ians have carried out one against Serbs in Kosovo; police in Bel. relent and allow Zhir- inovsky to participate, 5,000 attend rally May 10 Akashi writes to Kar. of deteriorating condi- tions in Gor. area; Bangladesh says it will contribute 1,200 troops to UN force in Bos.; Fighting between Muslims in Bihac kills 12, as Serbs reportedly now joining up with reb- el leader Fikret Abdic; Serbs claim Muslims shell Brcko killing 4 but UN says it has no evidence of attack; UN estimates 1,000 Mus- lim troops deployed in DMZ of Mt. Igman; Serbs break safe area accord for Gor.; Serbs say they will put on trial 11 French aid workers held since 4-11 on charges of smuggling arms; Rus. objects to draft UN proposal on freezing of Serb positions under threat of airstrikes near Brcko May 11 Govt. and Serb troops massing around Olovo, Kladanj (NE of Sara.); French FM Juppe in Wash. for talks with Christopher trying to convince US of need to impose pol. solution on BH, threatens to take out French peace- keepers if one isn't found, but State Dept. says imposed solution not the best way to achieve the goal; Belgrade govt. charges Serb with killing 16 Mus. civilians in Bos.; Bos. govt. forces fire 10 mortar rounds into Brcko during conf. of top Serb leaders (1 woman, 2 children killed, 10 wounded), Brcko's electricity cut off; Croats, Muslims agree to cantonization of B-H with Mus. getting 4, Croats 2, and 2 (Mostar, Travnik) multi-ethnic; first pres. to be Croat, PM and VP Mus. May 12 Mus.-Croat talks in Vienna end with agree- ment on need for 58% of land in Bos.; Gen. Milivoj Petkovic, chief-of-staff of Bos. Croat forces says his troops will help govt. forces if Serbs attack near Brcko; more shelling of Brcko, also of Olovo- Kladanj area; Boutros-Ghali recommends a- gainst creating new safe areas, saying UN should redefine role to protect civlians, not defend territory; Croatia says Serbs attack group of civil- ians near Batinska Rijeka (50 miles N. of Zag.) killing 5; US Senate by vote of 50-49 calls on Clinton to lift arms embargo, but then votes by same margin to have pres. seek UN approval first May 13 Rus. State Duma votes 270-1 to arm Serbia if US begins supplying arms to Bos. govt.; fighting in Brcko, Bihac areas; Serbs outside of Gor. hold up British UN convoy for 2 hrs until Brit. reinforcements arrive; Serbs now blocking supplies to Srebrenica for 12th day; Malaysian UN peacekeeping officer killed out- side Sara. exclusion zone; small arms fire NE of Kosevo hospital in Sara. as govt. says Serbs have launched infantry attacks; Serbs shell Tuzla and Mus. villages near Zvornik; For. Min. conf. including US, Rus., Ger., Fra., Bri., Bel., Gre., and Neth. meets and adopts 49-51 land split plan May 14 Silajdzic says peace plan proposed by US, Rus, and Eur. countries flawed since there is no way to ensure Serbs will withdraw; Increased gunfire in Sara.; new Croat and Muslim commanders named to jointly-lead alliance: Croat Ante Roso and Muslim Fikret Muslimovic May 15 Govt. forces push Serbs off plateau near Tuz- la dislodging artillery used to shell town killing 53 Serbs, capturing 2 tanks, 8 mor- tars, and 5 cannons; govt. forces have gained about 4 sq. miles near Tuzla in fighting, and claim to have captured Serb TV tower; Serbs shell Kalesija (E of Sara.), Maglaj, Gradacac May 16 Fighting intensifies around Tuzla, Bihac, Gor., Jablanica, and Mostar; Bos. govt. and Serbs fighting over Serb communication relay station on Mt. Majevica; Muslim forces said to be massing near Turbe and Travnik (C. Bos.), also possible Mt. Igman (Sara.); Milosevic meets with Rus. envoy Churkin, al- so Rus. Patriarch Alexei II May 17 Kar. says he wants signing of comprehensive and unconditional agreements on cessation of hostilities; fighting around Brcko, Cazin (near Bihac); Bulgaria says it will not op- pose Turkish peacekeepers in Bos. May 18 Private French aid group ransoms for $44,000 11 French aid workers held since 4-11; Serbs say they freed the workers as a gesture of goodwill to France to help restore favorable ties; UN cancels aid flights to Tuzla after Serb shelling of airport; Akashi turns down UN request for airstrikes, sends protest to Karadzic instead; mortar hits Sara. airport; Govt. forces attack Serbs in Olovo-Kladanj area, Serbs respond with art. fire; Ukrainian peacekeeper killed in Gor.; French say they will have 2,500 fewer troops in Bos. by year's end; speaker of Bos. Serb parl., Momcilo Krajisnik, rejects new peace plan propsed by Lord Owen and Thorvald Stoltenberg May 19 British Junior For. Min. Douglas Hogg warns that time is running out on solution to crisis; UN says fighting heavy on route between Tuzla and Sara.; Bos. Serb civilians leaving Zenica and Novi Travnik for Serb- controlled territory, UN says 1,000 have moved in past 2 weeks; shelling of govt.- controlled Bugojno increases; Serbs admit their soldiers and not police are in Gor. exclusion zone; Aid flights into Tuzla resumed with NATO fighter escorts May 20 Bel. paper closely associated with Kara. attacks Bos. Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic for losses taken by Serbs in Tuzla; Den. pro- tests to UN for not allowing its troops at Tuzla airport NATO airstrike May 21 Croatian artillery firing from Croatia (a- cross Sava River) hits Serb positions in Brcko seriously wounding 5; more fighting in C. and E. Bos. as govt. forces advance against Serb positions; Serbs promise to vacate a 1.9 mile radius zone around Gor. but fail to do so and instead reinforce bunkers; Tudjman demands that all of Krajina be handed back to Zag. within 4 months May 22 Serbs continue to remain in Gor. area and say they won't leave unless govt. forces accept a DMZ accord, which the govt. re- jects; govt. says Serbs setting villages in Gor. area on fire; Croats continue to barrage Brcko from across Sava River May 23 Serb tanks fire on Bihac; Serbs turn back UN relief convoy headed to Bihac; 2 Serb tanks attack govt. troops in Sara. exc. zone; Izetbegovic rejects 51-49% partition- ing as surrendering part of country to occu- pation May 24 Serbs fire on UN-escorted bus in Sara. kill- ing 1, wounding 1; heavy fighting in Maglaj, Tesanj, and Doboj as govt. troops continue offensive; artillery duels in Sava R. valley; New Zealand announces it will send 250 troops to join British peacekeepers in Bos.; Tudjman announces re-introduction of kuna currency which Ustashe regime had used; Yugo. says sanctions cause direct losses of $5.3 bil. and $2 bil. in lost joint invest- ments; Speaker of Bos.-Serb parl., Momcilo Krajisnik, says Serbs will not be concil- iatory at talks in Talloires, France; French FM Juppe says if talks fail France will con- sider withdrawing troops, but NATO meeting same day declares there will be no unilateral pullout; Stipe Mesic removed as Croatian parl. speaker, replaced by Nedjeljko Mi- hanovic; non-aligned countries to meet in Cairo decide to not invite Yugo. as it is not successor to original Yugo. May 25 Clinton says sanctions should continue; Serbs at Gen. talks complain that pressure for settlement is only on them; Serb and Muslim troops fighting around Tesanj; Croatian op- position deps. boycott parl. session in pro- test against removal of Mesic; UN and Bos. officials reveal plans for beginning to re- build Sara., initial costs to be $530 mil. to begin project May 26 Serbs refuse to pull 150 troops from Mala Biserna hill near Gor. area insisting govt. forces pull back before they leave, also deny UN access to Gor. area; British peace- keeper wounded by mine in Gor., and Serbs and British exchange fire after UN observation post fired upon; Contact Group talks (Fra., Ger., GB, Rus, US) in France end after 2 days without any agreement; Silajdzic in Zag. for talks on fighting in Bihac; fighting contin- ues around Tesanj May 27 UN to protests Bos. govt. troops taking up new positions on Mt. Igman; Muslims using 3 Croat tanks to push back Serbs around Tesanj, Serbs fire 500 art. rounds at Gradacac May 28 342 Serbs leave Sara. on buses for Serb-held territory; Serbs fire 100 art. rounds at govt. forces around Gradacac; Serbs fire 1 round at Swedish observation post forcing their troops to pull back 8 miles south of Gradacac May 29 Kar. says Serbs have lost ground to Muslims, says Serbs waiting for intl. community to warn Muslims, comments that Serbs would take 49% of territory if they get Tuzla and Sara.; fighting near Kupres, govt. forces on offense on Mt. Vlasic, and around Tesanj (NE); govt. and Croat forces shell Serb positions in Brcko area, Serbs charge; UN calls for new talks in Geneva as govt. tentatively accepts several-month cease-fire; Serbs demand permanent cease-fire, but Kar. says this could be shortened May 30 Govt. commander Rasim Delic says govt. de- fensive tactics over as govt. troops contin- ue to advance before start of new round of talks; Serbs shell Travnik, Gradacac, Turbe, and Bugojno, Serbs reportedly have lost ter- ritory between Bugojno-Donji Vakuf; Serbs fire on, and prevent from landing UN resup- ply plane from landing at Tuzla; Serbs to allow UN movement in Gor.; fighting in Bihac between Muslims; Churkin meets with Croatian leaders in Zag.; Zag. officially adopts kuna as currency replacing dinar; Serbs take art. piece from UN collection point near Sara. May 31 Bos. parl. votes unanimously to appoint Kresimir Zubak, 46, pres. of new federa- tion, and Ejup Ganic, 48, v-p (both to serve 6 months until new elections; Izet. to remain at head of wartime collective presidency; Govt. troops shell Serb positions defending mountain pass near Bugojno (SW Bos.), fighting also near Donji Vakuf, shelling of Gradacac, Turbe, Travnik, near Olovo; 9 art. shells land near Tuzla airport causing UN forces to request airstrikes, but Akashi rejects request after Kara. tells him it was a mistake; Churkin in Bel. for talks with Milosevic on prospects for ceasefire June 1 7 shells land near British base at Bugojno; British request NATO flyover previous night after 2 shells hit, but it is denied; shell- ing of Travnik kills 2, 40 explosions at Kobilja Glava (N of Sara.); heavy art., inf. fighting overnight at Gradacac, shelling of Bugojno June 2 UN Commission of Experts preparing evidence for war crimes tribunal finds that ethnic cleansing and rape were deliberate Serb policy and constitute genocide, that all sides have committed rape but Serbs are most responsible, that 'the magnitude of victim- ization is clearly enormous'; UN-sponsored talks in Gen. postponed as Serbs refuse to withdraw forces from Gor.; heavy shelling around Srebrenik (N. of Tuzla); Serb mil. commander tells reporters that Serbs have taken heavy losses; Serb shelling east of Teocak, govt. shelling of Doboj claimed, but AP reports that only 2 shells hit town; UN says 150 detonations n. of 12 mile exc. zone around Sara., also reports 1,400 shells hit govt.-held Gradacac and Ribnica areas, 79 hit Maglaj (10 hit school); Serb Lt. comments on govt. offensive: 'They used to be afraid of us--now they seem to be encouraged and on the offensive' June 3 Shelling of Gradacac and Ribnica continues, gen. alert signaled in Doboj where Serbs are under assault June 4 Continued heavy fighting on front lines in north as UN attempts to reschedule talks for June 5; shelling also near Mostar and Sre- brenica in the east; former member of Bos. collective presidency, and Croat moderate, Stjepan Kljuic, 54, announces formation of new multi-ethnic Bosnian Republican Party June 5 Serb forces continue to violate Gor. exc. zone while Akashi says he hopes all sides will be able to get down to serious nego- tiations; US Sen. Biden (supporter of lift- ing arms embargo) says he has no respect for Akashi's judgment, calls him an impediment; Izetbegovic proposes 100-mile heavy weapons exc. zone for central Bos. as alternative to lifting arms embargo; Geneva talks again postponed as Bos. govt. tries to confirm that last Serb troops have left Gor. exc. zone but reports that 50 Serbs have simply dressed as civilians and remain in area; Bos. army presses offensive in Doboj/Gradacac, Serbs respond with heavy shelling of Teocak, intensify attacks on Bugojno June 6 Geneva talks reopen; Mus. side drops 100-kil. exclusion zone proposal; Serbian Orthodox Church's Holy Synod sends ultimatum to Macedonian Church to 'reenter the church canon est.' June 7 Gunfire in Gor. area; Slovenian pres. Milan Kucan in Zag. for first talks w/ Tudjman in 20 months, talks to focus on Italian irriden- tism towards Istrian peninsula; US official comments that US has 'moved towards the Eur. position'; Yugo. pres. Zoran Lilic criticizes unnamed leaders for prolonging conflict(Kara.?) June 8 Govt. and Serb forces agree to month-long cease-fire, while Croats and Krajina Serbs announce they will hold talks again; Russian MI-17 helicopter apparently defects from Serb side to Muslims near Mt. Vlasic (E of Zenica); Fighting near Doboj, Gradacac, Brcko, and possibly Gor.; Croatia says it will resort to war to regain Krajina if neg. fail by Sept. 30 June 9 US House of Reps. votes 244-178 to termi- nate arms embargo while admin. officials warn them that this 'will fracture the NATO alliance and put us at odds with Rus.'; Sec. of State Christopher in meeting of con- tact group FMs discusses lifting of sanctions against Serbs if they agree to peace plan; UN concludes that Serb campaign of ethnic cleansing continues in Banja Luka area June 10 Shelling continues as both sides accuse the other of violations; UN commander Rose op- timistic that end of war near; fighting con- tinues in Bihac area which is not subject to cease-fire; 31 explosions S. of Vares June 11 Bos. Serb parl. speaker Momcilo Krajisnik denies there is rift between Bos. Serbs and Bel. (in response to Serb. pres. Zoran Lilac saying Bel. will not support Bos. Serbs in- definitely); says 'there can be no talk about relations getting cold' with Serbia; Bos. army reportedly advancing into suburbs of Serb-held Donji Vakuf (C. Bos.) June 12 5 rockets fired on Brcko; 30 rounds hit Croat positions near Orasje, Samac, peacekeepers fired on near Gor. June 13 Bri. armored vehicle patrol fired on by Serbs near Maglaj, Bri. return fire but no air- called for; Govt. frees 19 Serbs from prison in Sara., allows them to leave for Serb terr- tory; Govt's Fifth Corp in Bihac takes over rebel-held villages, captures 300 of Abdic's troops June 14 Kozyrev says lifting Bos. sanctions without doing the same for Bel. could bring back 'the worst years of the Cold War'; UN rep. Akashi calls Mus. shelling of Brcko 'reprehensible'; Krajina Serbs refuse to let US amb. to Croatia visit area; Tudjman visits Sara. for meeting with Izet., opens new Croatian emb. June 15 Nova Makedonija reports that Serb troops set up camp in Macedonian territory last month occupying 200-250 meters June 16 Croatian Serbs fire 1,000 art. rounds into Bihac pocket in support of Mus. rebel leader Fikret Abdic; UN says civilians being held prisoner by Abdic's troops for not supporting rebel side; Sniper fire in Sara. kills 1 civilian, 1 Serb soldier (in Nedjarici sub- urb); art. duels near Maglaj, tank fire near Gradacac, Brcko; Croatia turns away group of 462 refugees from Banja Luka area saying they have no accomodations for them; Kuna controversy continues with Tudjman jus- tifying it by stating 'this name (kuna) is so very easy to pronounce, both at home and abroad'; talks on Krajina break down; June 17 Fighting continues in Bihac area, with heavy fighting reported around Pecigrad (10 m. S. of Velika Kladusa); Serbs report Mus. attack 5 miles w of Brcko; Bos. Serb leader Krajis- nik comments that Contact Group's maps 'are far from what the Serbs could accept' June 18 Art. exchanges in NE Posavina Corridor, light gunfire near Ribnica (25 m. SW of Tuzla), 48 cease-fire violations in Sara., and some gun- fire in Gor. area June 19 Relative quiet, but Serbs say govt. forces taking territory near Vozuca; 10 civilians wounded by Serb shelling of Cazin; 1 killed 3 wounded by snipers near Hol. Inn in C. Sara. June 20 Govt. forces within 13 km of Abdic strong- hold, Serbs shell Pecigrad in response; Fighting in Doboj-Gradacac area NW of Tuzla as govt. puts pressure on Serbs; 'substan- tial' small arms fire between Brit. and Mus. forces around Gor.; 'contact group' meeting to finalize partition plan scheduled for June 22 postponed until July 1; Clinton to replace State Dept. official re- sponsible for Bos., Stephen Oxman (consid- ered ineffectual) with Amb. to Ger., Richard Holbrook June 21 Serbs fire anti-aircraft rounds into Gor., art. into Zavidovici, Tesanj; UN reports cease-fire viol. in Sara. triple in 24 hrs., fighting in Hadzici (W of Sara.); Bri. pa- trol apparently fired on by Bos. govt. sol- diers 3 miles out of Gor.; Art. duels along Sava R. plaine, but art. duels die down in Bihac; 2 killed by Serb snipers in Sara. suburb of Marijin Dvor; Authorities at Croatian-Bos. border begin allowing refugees into Croatia; large numbers of small weapons reported moving into Bos. govt. hands after Croats take their cut; UN official says G-7 meeting to endorse territorial settle- ment; puts pressure on Serbs by saying arms embargo against Mus. could be lifted if Serbs don't sign June 22 Govt. forces take more terr. in Bihac; Rus. says it might drop opposition to ending arms emb. if Bos. Serbs don't accept peace plan, Bri. For. Sec. Hurd tells US Senators this would leave Bri., Fra., no choice but to pull out troops; 300-man Turkish mechanized inf. battalion arrives at Split (first part of 1,500 man contingent), to take up duties around Gornji Vakuf, Doboj, and Maglaj; Parls. of Bos. and Croat-Mus. fed. expected to approve joint govt.; Kozyrev, in Brussels, does not exclude lifting of embargo if peace plan signed by Bos. Serbs; Ger. to send 70 police to Mostar to help provide security June 23 Fighting declared worst since cease-fire agreed to, particularly between Mus. in Bihac area where govt. troops said to be closing in on Abdic stronghold; 9 killed, 40 wounded as Serbs shell Travnik, fighting near Maglaj, Doboj, and Tesanj; several thousand Serbs driven from their homes on Mt. Ozren as govt. forces attack; Bos. Gen. Rasim Delic tells officers 'we are going into phase two, a war of liberation'; Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung says Serbs preparing for new offensive; PM Silajdzic expected to name new coalition govt. of 10 Mus. and 6 Croats June 24 Fighting in north increases, especially a- round Visoko (15 miles NE of Sara.), and north of Zavidovici, Gracanica shelled for 4 hours; Serbs attack UN aid convoy NE of Tuzla, but pull back when NATO planes drop warning flares, Serbs blame govt. forces for attack, UN contends that govt. forces responsible for provoking fighting on Mt. Ozren; Kara. says contact group plan won't be accepted because 'Serb soldiers are the ones who draw maps'; hand grenade thrown into Sara. cafe wounding several; Croats and Muslims sign accord in Gornji Vakuf on terms of troop withdrawals from battle lines; Talks on anti-sniping agreement between govt. and Serbs postponed after govt. refuses to send senior commanders June 25 Heavy art. fire in north; UN Gen. Rose says c-f viol. can't continue since Serb Gen. Mladic can't be reached; UN reports 316 de- tonations including cluster bombs in Graca- nica as Serbs shell town, 79 explosions near Gradacac, 24 explosions in W. suburbs of Sara.; Serbs shell govt. positions in Bihac; Bos. Gen. Delic says progress made in retaking Mt. Vlasic; Serb mil. officials ad- mit on TV that they have taken large losses in fighting in C. Bos. June 26 Bos. govt. forces reportedly taking terri- tory back from Serbs in heavy fighting in NC Bos.; Kara., in Banja Luka, says he doubts Serbs will accept peace plan; Yugo. troops refuse to leave encampments made 150 meters inside Macedonian territory; Bel. calls accusation 'groundless' June 27 Heavy fighting around Serb-held Doboj, Mt. Ozren; Art. shelling of Gradacac, Gracanica, Ribnica, and Doboj; Bos. 7th Corp. Comm. Mehmed Alagic says his troops plan to re- take Mt. Vlasic, Donji Vakuf, and Jajce; UN says govt. forces violating c-f more than Serbs; UN positions come under fire in Sara., Bri. peacekeeper killed by small arms fire of Serbs near Gor.; UN says ABiH has captured supply route for Maglaj area and made big gains near Doboj June 28 Bos. govt. reports Serbs preparing for major armored offensive due to increased fighting in Ozren-Doboj area, and in Visoko and Kisel- jak (NW of Sara.); Rose calls situation cri- tical, Akashi says fighting will prompt new calls for NATO airstrikes; Serbs halting aid convoys into Gor.; Contact Group said to have agreed on partition map; Croatian FM Granic says his govt. will use peaceful diplomacy to solve dispute with Krajina June 29 Contact Group negotiators agree on Bos. peace plan including 51% of territory to go to Mus.-Croat Federation and 49% to Serbs; Rus. envoy Alexei Nikiforov visits Milo. to try to get support for plan; Bos. army offensive in central Bos. reported by Borba; Serbs report- to have taken weapons from UN storage depot in Croatia and moved them into Bos. including 20 tanks/art. pieces, says UN; Eur. Ct. of Justice refuses to order Greece to end embar- go since EU Exec. Commission, which had brought the case, had not proved the embargo adversely affected any EU members, says more time needed to review facts of case; Greek PM says this lends legitimacy to Greece's action June 30 Boutros-Ghali favors extending cease-fire, but all sides continue fighting with govt. forces making some gains in NC Bos.; high level of art. fire near Mt. Ozren, Zavid- ovici, Doboj, and Gracanica; Reuters reports Krajina Serbs sending heavy weapons to Abdic's forces in Bihac; US amb. to Cro. Peter Galbraith says renewed fighting between Croatia and Krajina will lead to defeat of Croatia; Macedonian For. Min. amazed at Eur. Ct. of Justice decision saying Greek embargo legal July 1 US Senate votes 50-50 not to lift arms embargo against Bosnia; Serbs recapture terr. around Mt. Ozren, UN monitors 1,500 explosions in area; fighting in Bihac, Bugojno, Travnik, and new ten- sions in Sara., Visoko, and Gor.; heavy fighting/shelling between Zavid- ovici and Ribnica; Kara. says 'the Contact Group is playing with fire' July 2 Bos. FM says his side will not rule out accepting 51% as proposed; Kara. says if proposals are set, Serbs should 'cancel our coop. w/ this worldwide mafia' July 3 Serbs reportedly break Mus. pressure on supply corridor between Serbia and Kra- ina, also putting their own pressure on Sara.'s highway link to Adriatic; Newsday reports that Yugo. army units had been in- volved in Gor. fighting in April, not just Bos. Serb forces; Bri. Sunday Express re- ports arms emb. being circumvented by flights into Croatian is. of Krk July 4 Serbs attack Bri. post near Gor. 4 times before reinforcements arrive; UN High Com- missioner for Refugees says Croats evicted 80 Muslims from Mostar recently, Croats blame rogue units for actions; Serbs beat 50 Muslims waiting at UN office in Banja Luka to leave city; 989 children that had been evacuated to Libya in Dec. '92 repatriated to Bos.; Kozyrev warns that airstrikes against Serbs will split Contact Group and could lead 'up to a world war' July 5 Izet. says Bos. govts. answer to peace plan will not be 'radical no', but PM Silajdzic says it legalizes mass murder and ethnic cleansing; Bos. govt. position in E. Bos. firmed up with proposed re- turn of Visegrad, Brcko other towns; Serbs would be allowed to keep northern supply corridor and ethnically- cleansed towns of Zvornik, Rogatica, Prijedor(Mus. to get suburbs), Foca but would also have to surrender roughly a third of territory they captured; Mus. to get Modrica, Derventa, Doboj; Vise- grad to be divided; Kozyrev says lifting emb. 'may be in- evitable' if peace plan rejected by Serbs; Serbs retake some land near Zavidovici, inflict heavy losses on govt. forces, threaten offensive in Sava valley near Bosanski Samac; 2 Serb mechanized battalions each with 20 tanks advancing towards rd. across Mt. Igman July 6 Karadzic criticizes Russia for not de- fending Serbs regarding new peace pro- posal, saying it was dictated by Wash- ington; Kozyrev says Serbs have no choice but to take the plan; Croats seem relatively supportive of peace plan as their positions in cen. Bos. would be assured; Mace. bans state-backed Serb- ian papers for propagandistic reporting; UN hel. hit by ground fire near Mt. Zuc, new shelling between Serbs and govt. forces; Serbs viol. Sara. exc. zone by moving 75mm mounted gun through suburbs, Russian Battalion (Rusbat) sent to track and possibly apprehend; Can. PM Chretien says he will not support lifting arms emb. and would withdraw troops if this happens; 100 Abdic troops enter Bihac, clash with govt. troops killing 3 July 7 Bos. govt. leaders endorse the peace plan to their parl.; Kara. says he has not rejected the plan but that Serbs have been hurt most by it, says acceptance to be based on whether Serbs can unite with Serbia proper; Krajisnik says returning Brcko doesn't suit Serbs at all; US envoy Charles Redman tells NY Times that moral compromises were necessary to arrive at wider peace and keeping Bos. together July 8 Heavy fighting in Bihac as Abdic's forces launch new offensive (17 killed, 30 wound- ed), heavily damaging radio building; Croatian radio says some troops of Bos. Fifth Army Corps defect to Abdic's side (this later reported to have been a trick by 5th Corps to find Abdic's supporters; Serbs attack British UN recon patrol outside of Gorazde exclusion zone July 10 Govt. says Bihac/5th Corp mutiny staged to flush out Abdic supporters, and to seize Serb-made munitions, 5 Abdic men killed in clashes; G-7 meeting including Rus. backs Contact Group plan; New Democracy leader in Yugo. parl., Dusan Mihajlovic, says peace plan last chance for Bos. and it should be supported July 11 Contact group warns warring sides they have only 8 days left to end hostilities and agree to peace plan or face possibly tougher sanctions; Fighting around Mt. Ozren, Bihac; 350 explosions reported along govt.-Serb frontline on Grabez Plateau (N. of Bihac); Protests in Zag. against Tudjman's policy of evicting Croats from apts. to give them to war veterans; Owen and Stoltenberg meet with Milo., Cosic in Bel. to try to get them to endorse peace plan; Milo. re- portedly distancing himself from Kara. by refusing to meet with him after latest round of Geneva talks, but meets with his dep. (Koljevic) and Mladic instead; Socialist Party opens offices in Bos.- Serb terr. posing direct challenges to Serb. Nat. Party of Kara. July 12 Serbs still refusing to accept terms of peace plan as Kara. states 'We did not accept that state (Bos.) in the past and will not accept it in the future. There can be no compromises.'; Akashi trying to get all sides to extend the cease-fire even though it has not had much success; Over 300 art. rounds fall in Bihac; Fighting in Zavidovici; Kara. says talk of split with Milo. is 'pure imagin- ation. There are no misunderstandings between us.'; also refused to allow Akashi to visit Banja Luka Tudjman says no meeting with Milo. until Serbia recognizes Croatia's borders July 13 Gen. Mladic promises retributions if NATO planes bomb his forces; Bos. UN amb. Sacirbey says BH will accept peace plan if it retains country's terr. integrity July 14 Serbs continue to resist peace plan even though Brit. and French negotiators warn that arms embargo against Bos. govt. could be lifted; Serbs continue to refuse to let 32 be evacuated from Gor. by UN demanding prisoner exchange first; Fra. opens emb. in Sara.; Govt. troops cross into Krajina from Bihac to fight Serbs after Serbs fire art. at them; fighting near Konjic (SW of Sara.) where govt. says Serbs have massed 49 tanks at Kalinovik; 100 art. shells ex- ploded near Serb-held Doboj, 217 explo- sions, gunfire near Srebrenica, in Posavina corridor (on border with Krajina), and a- round Zavidovici and Grabez Plateau; Several hundred refugees from Krajina area block entrance to UN hdqts. in Zag. to protest their inability to return home; UN says Croat side of Mostar shows 'total breakdown of law and order' as 90 Mus. evicted from homes since April, others murdered, disappeared, or abused; Yugo. and Bos. Serb mil. leaders said to oppose Milo. on giving up Doboj, Ozren mts. July 15 Serbs force 135 Mus/Croats out of Bi- jeljina toward Tuzla, round up 200- 300 mil.-age Mus. and hold them prisoner; UN est. only 7-8,000 remain out of pre- war pop. of 30,000 July 16 UN-appted. admin. for Mostar, Hans Koschnick (mayor of Bremen) says chances for success just over 50%; heavy fighting in Zvornik, Bihac July 17 Bos. Serb dep. PM Vitomir Popovic says contact group plan 'absolutely unaccept- able...and should be rejected in its en- tirety'; Kara. also says response to plan should be no; Serbs attack Usora (S. of Doboj); Tudjman, Izet., and Turk. pres. Demirel meet on Brijuni island and call on Serbs to accept plan; Reuters re- ports that local Mus. and Croat leaders in C. Bos. are violating their alliance and taking action against each other July 18 Bos. govts' parl. accepts peace plan, but Kara. urges his assembly to reject it say- ing it would 'give away huge territories to our enemies and exterminators', and that the Serb pop. must prepare for all- out war, and all Serbs will have to be mobilized; Mus. refugees coming to govt. side say Serbs cleansed villages of Satorovici, Osave (near Rogatica); fight- ing on Mt. Ozren; Croatian parl. passes non-binding res. calling on UNPROFOR to enforce truce agreement and reintegrate Krajina; Slovenia rejects Italy's demands that Slovenia compensate Italians who fled during Tito era (Italy is blocking Slo's. EU entry over the issue) July 19 Bos. Serbs delay acceptance of Contact Group plan, keep secret their delibera- tions in sealed envelope to keep intl. community guessing; Serb demands made for modification of maps, access to sea, and part of Sara.; US Nat. Sec. Adv. Lake warns Serbs not to say no, that a unified Bos. is fundamental, secession not ac- ceptable; 14 exp. in Sara. suburb of Rajlovac, more fighting on Mt. Ozren, heavy shelling of Zavidovici, Ribnica; Serbs attack in Bihac, Croatian Serbs fire on Bos. town of Buzim (25 m. NE of Bihac), attacks around Doboj, Luka- vac (near Tuzla); US amb. to Cro., Peter Galbraith, denies Mus.-Croat alli- ance under any real strain; In Mac., US DS William Perry says there no plans for expanding current US force of 524 troops and 600 Nordic soldiers, but does conclude def. coop. agreement allowing Mac. to receive excess US mil. equipment, training for some Mac. offi- cers in US July 20 Bos. Serbs reject peace plan by saying the map needs further work, while the Contact Group says 'the map is the map'; Western diplomats say they realize their bluff has been called by Serbs; UN air- lift to Sara. suspended after US Air Force cargo plane hit by gunfire; Radio Sara. says 128 Muslims driven out of Rogatica by Serbs, while Izet. con- tends that only 10% of Banja Luka's pre- war Mus./Croat pop. still lives there; UN chief prosecutor for war crimes says he wants indictments by end of year; half hour gun battle near Sara.'s Jewish cemetary July 21 Izet. withdraws his govt's. uncondition- al acceptance of peace plan due to Serb unwillingness to agree; Yugo. FM Vladi- slav Jovanovic calls Bos. Serb re- sponse highly constructive stemming from a 'positive attitude'; 3 UN planes struck by gunfire, US Sec. of Def. William Perry cancels trip to Sara. as a result; Serbs attack, shell govt. positions near Brcko July 22 US, Bri., and UN planes all hit by gun- fire over Sara., 1 Amer. wounded; Def. Sec. Perry cancels visit to Sara. as a result; exp. in Jewish cemetary of Sara. and at Vrbanja Bridge; UN says Serbs moved 5 tanks, 3 heavy weapons into Sara. exc. zone July 23 EU takes over admin. of Mostar as part of Mus.-Croat cease-fire deal; sniper fire in Sara. forces police to close center to traffic; UN troops fired on in 9 separate incidents; Bri. troops on high alert; 5 planes hit at Sara. airport over 3 days as sniping increases; shelling of Bugojno, fighting in Ozren mts., along rd. between Zavid.-Tuzla; UN arm. vehicle nearly hit by shell in Doboj; Akashi says Serbs continue expelling Mus. from homes; Bos. daily Oslobodjenje claims Serbs forcing Mus./Gypsies in Bijeljina region of Ciganluka to take Slavic names, efforts being supervised by Orth. Bishop Vasilije Kacavenda; Rus.' Churkin comments Serb rejection 'cannot, to say the least, satisfy us', says Rus. will take steps to make Serbs change their minds July 24 3 killed in Tuzla due to Serb bombard- ment; CF viols. also at Travnik, Bugojno; Bos. army art. hits Serb posi- tions in Brcko; 1,100 art. rds. fired in Bihac fighting; 9 killed by Serb mortar in Maglaj; UN says Serbs respon- sible for firing on Ukr. plane previous day; Christopher says Serbs need to change their minds about peace plan; Croatia says Serb art. from eastern Herzegovina shells Konavle (S. of Dub.) July 25 Serbs viol. UN Gor. weapons exc. zone by firing 40mm anti-aircraft gun at workers in fields, killing 1; UN gives them 'warning letter'; Serbs meet with UN comm. in Sara., Gen. Andre Soubiru, say they will not fire on planes, but UN charges that Ukr. plane which came under fire 7-22 was shot at from Serb-controlled suburb; UN reopens Sara. airport; Boutros-Ghali comments that 35,000 UN troops should be pulled out once latest plan worked out; accord would call for 60,000 troops, 3,000 police, several hundred civilian staff, and cost $4-5 billion per year; Reuters reports that 2 French soldiers defect to Serbs, who claim they wanted to 'fight the Muslims who have flooded France' July 26 Serbs again viol. Gor. exc. zone by firing 82mm mortar at govt. troops; Serbs say they will close off highway connecting Sara. to Adriatic shutting off food supply for capital; Kara. says road closed because Bos. govt. had violated March agreement by smuggling in arms and ammo., firing into Serb-held territory, and failing to honor agreements on prison- er exchanges, later says closure only tem- porary; UN says it has no evidence of such charges, protests Serb action; Grachev and Churkin meet with Kara. and Milo. to try to persuade Bos. Serbs to sign peace plan but have no success; Kozyrev says UN, not NATO forces should act as peacekeepers, while Grachev says there is no need for UNPROFOR to pull out, but NATO is not needed; UN human rts. monitor Mazowiecki says there are 800 POWs in Bihac, all being treated inhumanely, many beaten; also contends that Serbs continue ethnic cleansing in Banja Luka but unable to gain access to Serb-controlled terr. July 27 Serbs ambush UN convoy on road to Sara. just closed, killing 1 Brit. soldier, wounding 1, later say they mistook this for govt. convoy; NATO called in for over- fligths, but not asked to attack since Serb targets disappeared; Brit. say con- voy clearly marked, attack deliberate July 29 Churkin says Rus. opposes air-strikes against Serb targets, but Kozyrev warns Serbs not to hold referendum under war conditions; Lord Owen calls for airstrikes against Bos. Serbs, blockade of Serbia especially its border with Mace.; Chris- topher says intl. com. must be prepared to lift arms emb. although Bri. and Fra. both resist; Contact Group considers est. pro- tective zones around Srebrenica, Zepa, but as contact group consensus breaks down, Kara. says 'there is hope in this critical moment' July 30 UN accuses Serbs of viols. and attacks on peacekeepers; French UN troops fire on Serb snipers in Sara.; Contact Group meeting decides only to tighten eco. sanctions against Yugo.; Bri. For. Sec. Hurd says that none of them have the strength to impose solutions, while Christopher declares 'We've made a decision not to seek to impose a solution' July 31 Milo. puts pressure on Bos. Serbs telling them 'no one has the rt...to reject peace', that they should repay Serbs sup- port by helping to ease sanctions; Grenade attack by Serbs in Sara. suburb of Dobrinja wounds 4 Aug. 1 Kara. calls for new talks on maps, but US, Fra., and Ger. all reject this; Kozyrev tells Bos. Serbs Rus. may not support them if plan not accepted; sniping increasing in Sara.; NY Times says Serb guard at concen- tration camp near Vlasenica claims 3,000 prisoners executed there in '92 Aug. 2 Milo. sends letter to Bos. Serb leaders warning them that aid/supplies will be cut off unless they agree to peace plan, Krajisnik responds that they are subject to 'blackmail and pressure'; Mus. and Serbs to end sniping in Sara.; Serbs in Krajina are reported to have stolen wea- pons from UN depots to send to Abdic in Bihac, and UN says Serbs moving guns in and out of Gor. area; 700 reported CF viols. in Sara., heaviest fighting in north since March with govt. troops on offensive, Serbs retaliate by shelling Tuzla; Govt. troops take Peci- grad, surround 400 Abdic troops Aug. 3 Bos. Serb leaders unanimously reject plan saying it would 'sign their own death war- rant' and would be a 'masochistic crime at which the devil would laugh', but decide to put issue to pop. ref. on 27 and 28 Aug. ; Kara. says 'we have to accept that the Serb. govt. does not support us anymore'; Rus. officially freezes rela- tions with Bos. Serbs and endorses Milo. effort to cut ties if peace plan not ac- cepted; Bos. dinar linked to Ger. mark at rate of 100-1; Vatican says Pope to make first visit to Croatia in Sept.; 5 killed by art. in Tuzla Aug. 4 Milo. says he is cutting off aid/support to Bos. Serbs, calls them 'war profit- eers', and declares Yugo. territory off limits to Bos. Serb leaders; US White House Chief-of-Staff Leon Panetta says if Serbs continue defiance, US will seek multilateral or possibly unilateral lift- ing of arms emb. against Mus. side; 2 wounded by Serb snipers in Sara. while other Serbs threaten to retake UN-con- trolled weapons; all but 100 Abdic troops captured in Pecigrad; car bomb explodes outside hotel in Budva, Montenegro; Pope John Paul II to visit Zag. on 9-11 (1st visit by a pope since 1177) Aug. 5 2 US A-10 jets (part of NATO force of 16) destroy Serb M-78 anti-tank vehicle after Serb troops raid UN arms depot taking tank, 2 armored personnel carriers, anti-aircraft gun, other weapons; Serbs quickly return 2 personnel carriers; after weapons seiz- ed UN sends French heli. to track tank but it returns after being fired upon; Serbia cuts off telephone service to Bos. Serb territory; UN reports that Serbs fire 2 mortar rounds into central Sara. neighborhood Aug. 6 UN begins patrols to find snipers in Sara. after having to shut down street- car service in capital due to snipers; Rus. armored personnel carrier has 7 grenades dropped on it from apt. bldg. in govt.-controlled area of Sara.; Kara. announces mobilization of Bos. Serb pop. in response to Milo. move saying 'only God is with us' Aug. 8 Gen. Rose proposes removing all sol- diers and heavy weapons from Sara. re- gion; Krajisnik demands 64% of all land for Serbs saying this is the a- mount rightfully owned by Serbs before war despite census figures proving other- wise; Bos. Serbs suspend holidays and paid vacations, and expand work week to 60 hrs. in response to emergency; Govt. says Serbs repositioning forces around Sara.; Govt. forces make gains a- round Vares, take Serb-held town of Brgule (S of Vares), heavy fighting around Doboj, Brcko (where Serbs are bringing in more re- inforcements, and Bresa (20 km NW of Sara.), heavy shelling along front in Kladanj- Dastanko corridor Aug. 9 Govt. forces liberate Cazin municipality of Abdic strong-hold Velika Kladusa; 5,100 civilians and 1,600 Abdic troops flee into Croatia; govt. offers amnesty to all who join army in 7 days, except those charged with war crimes (such as Abdic); Airlift resumes in Sara., but Bri. hel. hit by ground fire causing temp. suspension of hel. flights; Serbs blocking all UN convoys on Serb- held terr.; Kara. resists pressure to accept peace plan; Govt. forces capture high ground near Gra- canica, advance within several thousand yds. of Serb supply line near Brcko, route Serbs SE of Vares; US Sen., House conf. committee reaches agreement on lifting arms emb. if Serbs do not agree on peace plan, Sec. Christopher says admin. does not rule this out Aug. 10 Gen. Rose threatens govt. side for first time with NATO airstrikes for violating Sara. exc. zone by firing art. at Serb positions inside (Serbs also warned); Kara. says only option is 'resistance of a unified people in a unified state'; Meeting of Serb. Orthodox Bishop's Council at Patriarch's residence condemns Milo. and supports Kara. on is- sue of blockade Aug. 11 UN says 3,000 govt. troops put into new of- fensive to break seiges of Visoko, Breza; Sara. airlift again halted after UN planes fired upon; Clinton sets Oct. 15 deadline for asking UN to lift emb. if Serbs don't comply, Fra. says it will go along but not if peacekeepers are 'exposed to a general- ized war'; US Senate endorses Clinton plan but then sets Nov. 15 deadline for lifting emb. unilaterally; Rus. For. Min. official Grigorii Karasin says Serbian leadership's 'courageous' act in imposing blockade de- serves reward in lifting of sanctions; Islamic Development Bank gives Bos. $6 million for emergency medical aid; Bos. govt. says it welcomes Rose proposal to de- militarize Sara. Aug. 12 3 unsuccessful attempts by Serbs to retake weapons in UN arms depot; fighting around Sara.'s Jewish cemetary; Blockades of UN- PROFOR posts in Croatia now over as Croa- tian police Aug. 13 Serbs again try to retake 2 T-55 tanks from UN arms depot, but peacekeepers resist; Sara. airport partially reopened; govt. says it has retaken 14 sq. miles around city in last 10 days; UN reports Serbs fire 122mm howitzer inside Sara. exc. zone; After meet- ing with Stoltenberg, Kara. continues to say new map can't be accepted Aug. 15 Sniping agreement takes effect in Sara.; fuel reportedly slipping across border from Serbia to Bos. Serbs Aug. 16 Bos. govt. demands UN reopen roads into Sara.; Serbs have also cut off most of city's supply; 150 exp. reported around Breza (N. of Sara.) where govt. troops make sub- stantial gains in fighting; UN reports 684 CF viols. over previous 24-hr. period in Sara.; Bri. peacekeeper killed near Gornji Vakuf while clearing mines; Serbs seize anti-aircraft weapon from UN and fire on govt. troops who had been who had attacked them with small arms fire; UN be- gins airlift again; snipers fire on Holi- day Inn area; Stoltenberg says lifting arms emb. may be useful in bringing Serbs into compliance with peace plan, but this should be done through the Sec. Coun. and not unilaterally; Rus. For. Min. says US plan to lift emb. will only lead to great- er bloodshed Aug. 17 Bos. Serb hdqts. in Pale sends letter to UN in Sara. demanding UN give Serbs gas to replace that lost by Yugo. blockade or else UN won't be allowed to travel through Serb terr.; UN refuses calling it blackmail; Bos. Gen. Delic tells troops to prepare for continuation of war; Abdic reportedly calls for unilateral cf in Bihac while govt. says he must surrender in 7 days; Prisoner ex- change in Sara. sends 13 to Serb side, 14 to govt.; Art. exchanges for several hours around Sara. Aug. 18 Bos. Serb leaders announce they will form- ally seek unification with Yugo. and Kra- jina; Serbs withdraw permission for evacua- tion of seriously wounded in Gor. and again link it to prisoner exchanges; UN says this 'totally unacceptable'; mortar hits Sara. airport; Serbs aim, but do not fire 40mm anti-aircraft gun on Sara. airport (gun supposedly under control of Ukr. UN forces); Vatican says decision on Pope's visit to Sara. won't be made until day before (Sept. 7) Aug. 19 Govt. troops make new gains in Bihac; Kara. warns Pope that his security can't be guar- anteed as Serbs did not give their consent to the visit; 122mm mortar fired at Sara. airport shutting down relief flights; 110 refugees from Bijeljina arrive in Tuzla; heavy fighting near Bijela (N. Bos.); French peacekeeper killed near Jewish cem. Aug. 20 Govt. forces within 1 mile of Velika Kladusa; shells from Krajina hit villaged of Skokovi (12 miles S of VK) killing 5 children, wound- ing 7 Aug. 21 Velika Kladusa falls to govt. forces, fight- ing continues in area; UN estimates 22,000- 25,000 refugees flee into Krajina, 109 'blue berets' have been killed, 1007 wounded since April '92, including Croatia, Mace. and other parts of former Yugo.; Serb. Orth. Metropolitan Jovan warns Vatican that Pope's visit would pose sec. risks, says he is not opposed but the trip would be valid only if the Pope condemns all parties for war atro- cities Aug. 22 Milo. rejects Akashi proposal for intl. moni- tors for Serb-Bos. border; Abdic reportedly in Serb-held town in Croatia; UN airlift and tram operations resume in Sara. Aug. 23 Head of Krajina Serbs, Milan Martic, tells UN they need assistance for 60,000 refugees who have fled Bihac; Serbs expel 250 more Muslims from Bijeljina, refugees say Bos. Serb major Vojislav Djurkovic, and his Civilian Committee for the Exchange of Populations responsible for all expulsions from region; Clinton says he will ask UN Sec. Council to lift arms embargo against Bos. govt. unless Serbs accept peace plan by Oct. 15 Aug. 24 UN convoy in Croatia, blocked for 2 days by Mus. refugees from Bihac, allowed to pass; Fighting N. of Sara. around Srednje near supply rt.; Serbs say they have regained some terr. but UN can't confirm; UN observer claims he saw Bos. govt. troops fire on re- fugees fleeing Velika Kladusa; Kozyrev says Yugo. should be rewarded for its position on peace plan by easing some sanc- tions, Bos. Serbs should be dealt with even harsher; UN comm. in Mace. now says Serbs re- specting border, but intl. comm. should meet to determine exact demarcation; Rus.-Yugo. sign bilateral agreements on eco. tech., and scie. coop. to take effect after sanctions lifted Aug. 25 Thousands of refugees from Bihac head toward crossing into Croatia at Turanj where Croatian troops are poised to keep them out due to 400,000 refugees already in country; Abdic's whereabouts unknown; Parl. in Belgrade calls upon Bos. Serbs to accept peace plan; UN says Serbs violated Gor. exc. zone over past 2 days by firing art. into area, killing 1; UN sends warning letter in response; Kozyrev says Rus. is for tougher sanctions against Bos. Serbs, but Bel. should be rewarded for its assistance; Yugo. FM Vladislav Jovanovic says there is no need for monitors since Serbia would 'firmly adhere to the blockade' Aug. 26 Serb. parl. passes res. calling on Bos. Serbs to accept peace terms; Ger. says Serbia must allow intl. monitors of its borders to avoid tougher sanctions; Kara., on TV, threatens to 'block the Moslem state and close all Moslem supply routes' Aug. 27 Bos. Serbs begin voting on peace plan; Kara., in Der Spiegel, says that if arms emb. is lifted, Serbs will abduct foreigners and peacekeepers, and shoot down planes; Mladic reportedly meets with 2 US generals in Banja Luka including Lt. Gen. Wesley Clark (aide to Shalikashvili), UN says Mladic had called for the meeting; govt. responds to Kara. blockade threat by say- ing it will do likewise to Serb areas; new fighting reported in Bihac, also in Maglaj, Doboj areas; After visit from Ger. FM Kinkel, Tudjman says on TV that auto- nomy for Croatian Serbs would be limited to Knin and Glina districts since these were only areas with majority Serb pops. prior to war, but all Serbs would have full civil rts., Krajina problem to be solved by peaceful means Aug. 28 Bos. Serbs vote on peace plan; Kozyrev in Bel. for talks with Milo., says 'we are no longer talking about toughening or impos- ing extra sanctions on Bel. The task is the opposite...'; 400 Muslims driven out of Bi- jeljina towards Tuzla by Serbs; UN reports heavy exchanges of art. N & W of Sara.; Ilias area outside of Sara. hit by several hundred rounds of art. inside exc. zone; govt. forces fire rocket propelled grenades from Jewish Cem. into Serb terr., Serbs do not return fire; some fighting near Bihac in Bosanska Krupa be- tween govt. forces and Serbs, also along Grabez plateau; Serbs shell Olovo, fight- ing near Breza where Serbs are counterat- tacking, shelling in Doboj Aug. 29 Serb ref. 90% in favor of rejecting peace plan; Kozyrev in Sara. and Zag. after confer- ring with Milo., says Rus. pushing for swift rewards for Bel., but Ger. and Fra. both say vote not legitimate; Hun., Saudi Arabia est. diplomatic relations with Mace.; Dutch con- firm they are pulling out part of their troops due to technical reasons; US amb. to UN Madeleine Albright states again that US will unilaterally lift arms emb. if Serbs don't go along with peace plan; Kara. pre- dicts that escalation of war would lead to total victory of Serbs, threatens to take UN forces hostage if arms emb. lifted Aug. 30 Red Cross calls on Bos. Serbs to stop ex- pelling Muslims after 432 forced out of Bijeljina over weekend; Mus. refugees march on Turanj crossing pt. with Croatia; Kozyrev says West too slow in rewarding Bel.; Bos. Serb liason officers at Sara. airport force 2 UN planes to turn back since they didn't arrive on time; shooting near airport said to be part of campaign to keep Pope from visiting; gunfire at Mt. Igman, other areas W & NW of Sara. Aug. 31 UN says Serbs deliberately restricting access to Sara. airport; Serb efforts seen as part of campaign to keep Pope from visiting Sara.; Serb snipers force 100 Bri. soldiers to take cover near airport; Bel. papers report Milo. tells Kozyrev that 400 monitors could be al- lowed but only if from friendly countries, and these would have to be inside Bos. terr.; UN says Serbs drove 232 gypsies out of Lak- tasi (near Banja Luka) towards Croatia in July, 420 more reported to be on their way; US amb., UNPROFOR officials meet with Abdic who rejects plans for refugees to return; reports that Abdic troops blocking returns by some refugees; Serb snipers fire on Red Cross vehicle, and one with 2 journalists inside; Serbs also cause Bri. humanitarian convoy headed to Sara. to turn back, French return sniper fire; UNPROFOR says it will ensure Pope's safety in Sara.; 140 refugees arrive in Travnik from Serb-held Sanski Most; Silajdzic criticizes Bri., Fra. for threatening to pull out of area if arms emb. lifted; Ger. FM, after meeting with Kozyrev, says they will only consider lift- ing some sanctions against Bel.