Cease Fire – 2002

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No hostilities of major scale were reported. The United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina was withdrawn in December.

Cease Fire – 1998

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There were no hostilities of major scale reported, but riots occurred in Drvar by Croats against returning Serb refugees in April 1998.

Cease Fire – 1996

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Notwithstanding the NATO enforced peace agreement, sporadic hostilities were reported between the three hostile factions in Bosnia on 6 January 1996. Skirmishes were reported in a the Serb suburb of Sarajevo. A Croatian policeman was shot to death in the Muslim side of Mostar town.1This violence occurred in conjunction with the handover of Serb-held suburbs to the Federation. The hostilities continued even when the warring sides met in Bosnia to discuss demobilization of their respective armed forces.2

Amidst upcoming elections, tit for tat violence took place in central Bosnia. Two mosques were damaged, one Catholic church firebombed, several vehicles destroyed, and a clutch of Muslim houses mined. These incidents were said to have involved Bosnia’s Muslims and Croats, who feared that upcoming elections would lead to rule by the “other lot.”3 These hostilities, however, did not lead to a major outbreak of violence.

Cease Fire – 1995

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According to the UN Secretary General’s report,4 as soon as the cease fire agreement entered into force, the security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina improved significantly. The compliance of provisions under the cease-fire agreement was much better and neither side was found engaging in offensive activities. The report further suggested that all parties were participating in joint military commissions. The complete cessation of hostilities was observed after October 1995.