Siege of Sarajevo | |||||||
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Part of the Bosnian War | |||||||
Executive Council Building after being hit by tank fire |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina NATO (1994–1995) |
Yugoslavia (1992) Republika Srpska (1992–96) |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alija Izetbegović Leighton W. Smith |
Milutin Kukanjac (March – July 1992) Radovan Karadžić Ratko Mladić Tomislav Šipčić (July–September 1992) Stanislav Galić (September 1992 – August 1994) Dragomir Milošević (August 1994 – February 1996) |
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Strength | |||||||
70,000 soldiers | 13,000 soldiers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
6,137 soldiers killed | 2,241 soldiers killed | ||||||
5,434 civilians killed |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia
Alija Izetbegović
Hakija Turajlić †
Sefer Halilović
Rasim Delić
Jovan Divjak
Enver Hadžihasanović
Mustafa Hajrulahović
Vahid Karavelić
Nedžad Ajnadžić
Zaim Imamović †
Ismet Bajramović
Ramiz Delalić
Jusuf Prazina †
Mušan Topalović †
Vladimir Šaf