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...commander of the rebel Bosnian Serbs, seized and "ethnically cleansed" one "safe area," Zepa, and intensified a brutal assault on another, Bihac. Meanwhile, an eventuality that the U.N. and NATO had dearly hoped to prevent--a widening of the Balkan war--seemed by Friday to have occurred, as Croatia joined the fighting. Not a very good record for any week, much less one that was supposed to be marked by the West's new determination to halt the slaughter...
...through Bosnian territory toward the Croatian Serb capital of Knin firing artillery shells that landed within two miles of the city, as thousands of Serbs fled. The advance came afterSerbs reneged on an agreementto stop attacks on Bosnia's Bihac enclave. U.N. officials urged restraint, fearing that fighting in Croatia could lead to a widening of the war and possibly cause the well-armed forces from Yugoslavia to enter the war. Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic insisted his country had not yet decided to try to retake territory gained by rebel Croatian Serb forces in 1991. But Croatia appears ready...
...spend as many as 22 weeks on the mission. However, only about half of those troops -- and some 10,000 of the 25,000 Americans expected to be a part of the plan -- would actually set foot on Bosnian soil. Most of the rest would be logistical units in Croatia and Italy and afloat in the Adriatic. Much of the 22 weeks would be spent marshaling troops in the region until there is sufficient force to move into the Balkans without undue fear of ambush. Amid widespread attacks and sniping, the withdrawal force could be in Bosnia as long...
...beseiged mountain enclave of Zepa, the second U.N. "safe area" targeted inthe rebels' violent march through the Muslim region. The sources told Barnes that Muslim civilians -- rather than army units -- in the town had surrendered. Speaking to diplomats in Zagreb by telephone from Washington, the U.S. ambassador to Croatia, Peter Galbraith, said he had "a preliminary report" that Zepa had fallen, according to the Associated Press. Under the terms of surrender, Barnes says, the Serbs will move about 30 heavily-wounded Muslim residents to Sarajevo on Thursday. Though the Serbs reportedly captured, killed or tortured men in their conquest...
...class citizens." And then the conflicts were started by Muslims, no doubt. And the Serbs, in defending themselves, were always better fighters, no doubt. And they achieved results, no doubt. But please, we were insisting on peace. The international community gave premature recognition first of Slovenia and then of Croatia and supported the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina on a totally irregular basis...