Kravica attack (1993)
The Kravica attack was an attack on the Bosnian Serb village of Kravica by the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) from the Srebrenica enclave on Orthodox Christmas Day, 7 January 1993. The attack was organized to coincide with the Serbian Orthodox Christmas, leaving the Serbs unprepared for any attack. 43-46 people died in the attack on the Serb side: 30-35 soldiers and 11-13 civilians.
| Kravica attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Bosnian War | |
Kravica Kravica (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | |
| Location | Kravica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Coordinates | 44°13′N 19°12′E |
| Date | 7 January 1993 |
| Target | Bosnian Serb civilians and soldiers |
Attack type | attack |
| Deaths | 43-46 (30-35 soldiers, 11-13 civilians) |
| Victims | VRS troops and ethnic Serb civilians |
| Perpetrators | Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBIH) |
The event is still marked by controversy. Republika Srpska claimed that all the homes were systematically torched by Bosniak armed group, but this could not be independently verified during the trial of Naser Orić by the ICTY, where the judges concluded that many houses were already previously destroyed during the war. The civilian casualties in the village led to allegations by Serbia that Bosniak forces had carried out a massacre. Orić was acquitted of the charges relating to the killings, and later acquitted of all charges on appeal.