Here massacre
| Here massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Croat–Bosniak War | |
| Location | Here, Prozor |
| Date | 24 January 1994 |
| Target | Bosniaks |
Attack type | Mass killing |
| Deaths | 34 |
| Perpetrators | Croatian 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
- ^ C, Ivana (2020-01-24). "Na današnji dan 1994. – Operacija Tvigi '94". Kamenjar (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Zločin nad Bošnjacima u Herama od strane HVO-a i HV-a – www.veterani.ba" (in Bosnian). 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Mevlud u Herama: Sjećanje na ubijene Bošnjake | Preporod.info". preporod.info (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Operacija "Tvigi 94" u ramskom kraju". vojnapovijest.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "PROZOR 24.01.1994. selo Here". republika zapadna bosna. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "The aftermath of a battle, not a massacre: Christopher Bellamy finds". The Independent. 1994-01-28. Retrieved 2026-03-20.