Here massacre

Here massacre
Part of the Croat–Bosniak War
LocationHere, Prozor
Date24 January 1994
TargetBosniaks
Attack type
Mass killing
Deaths34
PerpetratorsCroatian Defence Council (HVO)

The Here massacre is the name for a war crime committed by the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) against Bosniak civilians in the village of Here on 24 January 1994, during operation Tvigi 94,[1] of the Croat-Bosniak War.[2][3]

Crime

During Croat operation Tvigi 94,[4] Croatian Defence Council pushed ARBiH from its position until they got the village of Here, in which members of the Croatian Defence Council killed 36 Bosniak civilians.[5]

A correspondent from the Independent, Christopher Bellamy in his article, mentions the casualty of 19 men and 2 women of Bosnian origin. [6]

References

  1. ^ C, Ivana (2020-01-24). "Na današnji dan 1994. – Operacija Tvigi '94". Kamenjar (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  2. ^ "Zločin nad Bošnjacima u Herama od strane HVO-a i HV-a – www.veterani.ba" (in Bosnian). 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  3. ^ "Mevlud u Herama: Sjećanje na ubijene Bošnjake | Preporod.info". preporod.info (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  4. ^ "Operacija "Tvigi 94" u ramskom kraju". vojnapovijest.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  5. ^ "PROZOR 24.01.1994. selo Here". republika zapadna bosna. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  6. ^ "The aftermath of a battle, not a massacre: Christopher Bellamy finds". The Independent. 1994-01-28. Retrieved 2026-03-20.