1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Sarajevo

Date	3 May 1992
Location	Dobrovoljačka Street, Sarajevo, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Result	Column stopped; Several minutes of shooting reportedly leaves dozens of JNA soldiers dead; Large amount of equipment looted

Belligerents

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local militias

FR Yugoslavia

Yugoslav People's Army

UNPROFOR

Commanders and leaders

Jusuf Prazina (alleged)

Milutin Kukanjac

Lewis Mackenzie

Strength

~200

~270 soldiers, 38 vehicles
~10 UNPROFOR observers, 4 vehicles

Casualties and losses

16 killed

42 killed(alternative sources state 5–38), 71–73 wounded and 215–218 captured

1–23 civilians killed

Bosnia and Herzegovina

FR Yugoslavia

The 1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Sarajevo occurred on 3 May 1992 in Dobrovoljačka Street, Sarajevo, when members of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) attacked a convoy of Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) troops that were exiting the city of Sarajevo according to the withdrawal agreement.

The attack is thought to have happened in retaliation for the arrest of the President of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Alija Izetbegović, who was detained at the Sarajevo Airport by the Yugoslav Army the previous day.

The attack started with the convoy being separated when a car was driven into it. Then sporadic and disorganized fighting took place for several minutes in and around the convoy.

Bosnian army commander Sefer Halilovic later stated about the incident "our fighters and civilians acted spontaneously, they cut the convoy in half."

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