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Yugoslav Wars

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The Yugoslav Wars were a series of ethnic and secessionist conflicts fought between 1991 and 2001 as the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia violently broke apart into its constituent republics. Fighting began with a brief war in Slovenia in 1991, followed by a much longer and more destructive war in Croatia from 1991 to 1995, and then by the Bosnian War from 1992 to 1995, the bloodiest of the conflicts, which included the prolonged siege of Sarajevo and the July 1995 massacre of more than eight thousand Bosniak men and boys at Srebrenica, later judged genocide by international courts. Fighting later returned to the region with the Kosovo War of 1998 to 1999, ended by a NATO bombing campaign against Serbia, and a smaller insurgency in Macedonia in 2001. The wars, marked throughout by widespread ethnic cleansing and war crimes, resulted in the independence of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro and eventually Kosovo, and led to extensive war crimes prosecutions before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

Facts
Partially Attested
Combatants
Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo Albanian forces and Macedonian rebels against the Yugoslav People's Army and Serb forces 2
Source documents five separate conflicts, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia, each with its own combatants; this row generalizes the pattern of Yugoslav republics and ethnic forces against the Yugoslav People's Army and Serb forces.
Start Year
1991 2
End Year
2001 2
Outcome
Each conflict ended separately: Slovenia and Croatia in victories for their own forces, Bosnia and Herzegovina with the Dayton peace deal, Kosovo with a Serbian troop withdrawal, and Macedonia with a power-sharing peace agreement. 2
Classification
Death Toll Min
from 140,000 1
Conflict Type
Civil War 1
Connections

Commanders and Forces

Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro, Armed Forces and Units
Source Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro (Wikipedia)
German commando frogmen, Armed Forces and Units
Source Kommando Spezialkräfte der Marine (Wikipedia)

Uses

2K12 Kub, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: 2K12 Kub
2S1 Gvozdika, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: 2S1 Gvozdika
9K31 Strela-1, Weapons Systems
Source 9K31 Strela-1 (Wikipedia)
9K32 Strela-2, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: 9K32 Strela-2
9K38 Igla, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: 9K38 Igla
A-10 Thunderbolt II, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: A-10 Thunderbolt II
AIFV, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: AIFV
AK-74, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: AK-74
American-180, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: American-180
AMX-30 AuF1, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: AMX-30 AuF1
Armbrust, Weapons Systems
Source Armbrust (Wikipedia)
BM-21 Grad, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: BM-21 Grad
Browning Hi-Power, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Browning Hi-Power
BTR-50, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: BTR-50
Colt Canada C7, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Colt Canada C7
D-30 Howitzer, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)
DP-27 Machine Gun, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Degtyaryov machine gun
DShK, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: DShK
F-16 Fighting Falcon, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: F-16 Fighting Falcon
FIM-92 Stinger, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
Heckler & Koch MP5, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Heckler & Koch MP5
K200 KIFV, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: K200 KIFV
Karabiner 98k, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Karabiner 98k
Leopard 1, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Leopard 1
M1 Abrams, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: M1 Abrams
M113 armored personnel carrier, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: M113 armored personnel carrier
M2 Browning Machine Gun, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: M2 Browning
M47 Patton, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: M47 Patton
M56 submachine gun, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: M56 submachine gun
M79 Osa, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: M79 Osa
MiG-21, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: MiG-21
Milkor MGL, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Milkor MGL
Mosin-Nagant Rifle, Weapons Systems
Source Mosin-Nagant (Wikipedia)
MP5 Submachine Gun, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Heckler & Koch MP5
OT M-60, Weapons Systems
Source OT M-60 (Wikipedia)
Pleter 91 submachine gun, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Pleter 91 submachine gun
PT-76, Weapons Systems
Source PT-76, Wikipedia
S-75 Dvina, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: S-75 Dvina
Skorpion vz. 61, Weapons Systems
Source Škorpion (Wikipedia)
Spectre M4, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Spectre M4
Stinger Missile, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
T-34, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: T-34
T-72, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: T-72
Thompson Submachine Gun, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Thompson Submachine Gun
Uzi, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Uzi
Zastava CZ99, Weapons Systems
Source Zastava CZ99 (Wikipedia)
Zastava M70 (pistol), Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Zastava M70 (pistol)
Zastava M70 Assault Rifle, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Zastava M70 (assault rifle)
Zastava M72, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Zastava M72
Zastava M76, Weapons Systems
Source Zastava M76 Sniper Rifle (source article)

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Sources
1. Yugoslav Wars (Wikipedia)
  • Lead text
    The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but related ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and insurgencies that took place from 1991 to 2001 in what had been the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
  • Article text
    According to the International Center for Transitional Justice, the Yugoslav Wars resulted in the deaths of 140,000 people, while the Humanitarian Law Center estimates at least 130,000 casualties.
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2. The Conflicts (International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia)
  • Slovenia section
    declaring independence on 25 June 1991
  • Macedonia section
    beginning of January 2001
  • Slovenia section, outcome sentence
    It ended in a victory of the Slovenian forces, with the JNA withdrawing its soldiers and equipment.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina section, outcome sentence
    a peace deal was initialled in Dayton
  • conflict type
    the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia violently broke apart into its constituent republics
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Wikipedia: T-34
WikipediaUses: T-34, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: M1 Abrams
WikipediaUses: M1 Abrams, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: Uzi
WikipediaUses: Uzi, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: Thompson Submachine Gun
WikipediaUses: Thompson Submachine Gun, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: AK-74
WikipediaUses: AK-74, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Mosin-Nagant (Wikipedia)
Uses: Mosin-Nagant Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: Heckler & Koch MP5
  • Uses: MP5 Submachine Gun, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'
  • Uses: Heckler & Koch MP5, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'
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Wikipedia: Browning Hi-Power
WikipediaUses: Browning Hi-Power, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: T-72
WikipediaUses: T-72, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: Leopard 1
WikipediaUses: Leopard 1, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: BM-21 Grad
Uses: BM-21 Grad, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: 2K12 Kub
Uses: 2K12 Kub, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: 2S1 Gvozdika
Uses: 2S1 Gvozdika, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)
Uses: D-30 Howitzer, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: DShK
Uses: DShK, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Škorpion (Wikipedia)
Uses: Skorpion vz. 61, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: Zastava M70 (assault rifle)
Uses: Zastava M70 Assault Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: Colt Canada C7
Uses: Colt Canada C7, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: M113 armored personnel carrier
Uses: M113 armored personnel carrier, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: BTR-50
Uses: BTR-50, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: M47 Patton
Uses: M47 Patton, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: S-75 Dvina
Uses: S-75 Dvina, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: Zastava M70 (pistol)
Uses: Zastava M70 (pistol), infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: K200 KIFV
Uses: K200 KIFV, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: Pleter 91 submachine gun
Uses: Pleter 91 submachine gun, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'View the Source
Wikipedia: American-180
Uses: American-180, Users section
Quote, Uses: American-180, Users section
Croatia: MGV-176 Slovenian-made copy, used by Croatian Guerilla forces during the Yugoslav wars
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9K31 Strela-1 (Wikipedia)
Uses: 9K31 Strela-1, Infobox, wars field, used-in yugoslav-wars citation
Quote, Uses: 9K31 Strela-1, Infobox, wars field, used-in yugoslav-wars citation
Yugoslav wars
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Zastava M91 (Wikipedia)
Uses: Zastava M91, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Zastava M91, Infobox: wars
Yugoslav Wars Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2014-present)
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Zastava M76 Sniper Rifle (source article)
Uses: Zastava M76, Introduction paragraph [used-in]
Quote, Uses: Zastava M76, Introduction paragraph [used-in]
served within a variety of warring parties throughout the violent and deadly Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s
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Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro (Wikipedia)
Commanders and Forces: Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro, Lead [fought-in]
Quote, Commanders and Forces: Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro, Lead [fought-in]
participated in the Yugoslav Wars with limited direct intervention of its own armed forces
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Zastava CZ99 (Wikipedia)
Uses: Zastava CZ99, Infobox, wars
Quote, Uses: Zastava CZ99, Infobox, wars
Yugoslav Wars
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Kommando Spezialkräfte der Marine (Wikipedia)
Commanders and Forces: German commando frogmen, Roles [fought-in]
Quote, Commanders and Forces: German commando frogmen, Roles [fought-in]
The naval commandos were also active from 1994 to 1996, during the NATO arms embargo against
View the Source
OT M-60 (Wikipedia)
Uses: OT M-60, Development [used-in 2]
Quote, Uses: OT M-60, Development [used-in 2]
During the Yugoslav Wars, the M-60 suffered serious losses
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Armbrust (Wikipedia)
Uses: Armbrust, Combat use
Quote, Uses: Armbrust, Combat use
during the Yugoslav Wars in 1991
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Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
  • Uses: Stinger Missile, Infobox: wars
    Falklands War Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Angolan Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War Chadian-Libyan conflict Tajikistani Civil War Kargil War Yugoslav Wars Invasion of Grenada Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Uses: FIM-92 Stinger, Infobox: wars
    Falklands War Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Angolan Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War Chadian-Libyan conflict Tajikistani Civil War Kargil War Yugoslav Wars Invasion of Grenada Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Russo-Ukrainian War
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Wikipedia: M2 Browning
WikipediaUses: M2 Browning Machine Gun, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: M2 Browning Machine Gun, Infobox: wars
World War II 1947-1949 Palestine war Indonesian National Revolution Korean War First Indochina War Suez Crisis 1958 Lebanon crisis Cuban Revolution Portuguese Colonial War Rhodesian Bush War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Colombian conflict Dominican Civil War Ethiopian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Nicaraguan Revolution Falklands War Operation Urgent Fury Kurdish-Turkish conflict (1978-2025) Iran-Iraq War Operation Just Cause Persian Gulf War Rwandan Civil War Somali Civil War Yugoslav Wars Operation Uphold Democracy War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War Mexican drug war Syrian Civil War (2011-present) War in Iraq (2013-2017) Yemeni Civil War (2014-present) Russo-Ukrainian War
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Wikipedia: 9K38 Igla
WikipediaUses: 9K38 Igla, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: 9K38 Igla, Infobox: wars
Iran War 2026 Iran-Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Siachen conflict Somali Civil War Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Bosnian War Cenepa War Second Chechen War Iraq War First Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War Sinai insurgency Kurdish-Turkish conflict (2015-present) 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Gaza war 2026 United States strikes in Venezuela
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Wikipedia: 9K32 Strela-2
WikipediaUses: 9K32 Strela-2, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: 9K32 Strela-2, Infobox: wars
War of Attrition Yom Kippur War Portuguese Colonial War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War The Troubles Basque conflict Western Sahara War Communist insurgency in Thailand Rhodesian Bush War Nicaraguan Revolution Uganda-Tanzania War Salvadoran Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Lebanese Civil War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Falklands War Second Sudanese Civil War South African Border War Soviet-Afghan War War in Afghanistan Syrian occupation of Lebanon Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Libyan Civil War Insurgency in Egypt Sinai insurgency Syrian Civil War War in Donbas Yemeni Civil War Libyan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian war Gaza war Iran war
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Wikipedia: Milkor MGL
Uses: Milkor MGL, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Milkor MGL, Infobox: wars
South African Border War Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency Rwandan Civil War Colombian conflict Yugoslav Wars War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War Syrian Civil War Central African Republic Civil War (2012-present) 2013 Lahad Datu standoff Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Wikipedia: Spectre M4
Uses: Spectre M4, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Spectre M4, Infobox: wars
Lebanese Civil War Kosovo War Yugoslav Wars
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Wikipedia: Zastava M77
Uses: Zastava M77, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Zastava M77, Infobox: wars
Lebanese Civil War Yugoslav Wars
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Wikipedia: AMX-30 AuF1
Uses: AMX-30 AuF1, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: AMX-30 AuF1, Infobox: wars
Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Yugoslav Wars
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Wikipedia: M79 Osa
Uses: M79 Osa, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: M79 Osa, Infobox: wars
Yugoslav Wars Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War
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Wikipedia: Zastava M72
Uses: Zastava M72, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Zastava M72, Infobox: wars
Salvadoran Civil War Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Operation Enduring Freedom Syrian Civil War OLA insurgency
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Wikipedia: M56 submachine gun
Uses: M56 submachine gun, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: M56 submachine gun, Infobox: wars
Vietnam War Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War Gulf War Yugoslav Wars
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Wikipedia: AIFV
Uses: AIFV, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: AIFV, Infobox: wars
1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt Yugoslav Wars War in Afghanistan Syrian Civil War Battle of Marawi Sinai insurgency Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Wikipedia: Degtyaryov machine gun
Uses: DP-27 Machine Gun, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: DP-27 Machine Gun, Infobox: wars
Spanish Civil War Winter War World War II Second Sino-Japanese War Korean War Chinese Civil War First Indochina War Vietnam War Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Laotian Civil War North Yemen Civil War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Rhodesian Bush War Portuguese Colonial War Communist insurgency in Thailand Afghan Wars Sino-Vietnamese War Sri Lankan Civil War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Georgian Civil War Yugoslav Wars Somali Civil War Iraq War First Libyan Civil War Northern Mali conflict Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War
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Wikipedia: F-16 Fighting Falcon
WikipediaUses: F-16 Fighting Falcon, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Uses: F-16 Fighting Falcon, Wikipedia article text
Air Force, including the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard, flew the F-16 in combat during Operation Desert Storm in 1991 and in the Balkans during the Yugoslav Wars later in the 1990s.
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Wikipedia: MiG-21
WikipediaUses: MiG-21, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Uses: MiG-21, Wikipedia article text
During the early stages of the 1990s' Yugoslav wars, the Yugoslav military used MiG-21s in a ground-attack role, while Croatian and Slovene forces did not yet have air forces at that point in the conflict.
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Wikipedia: A-10 Thunderbolt II
WikipediaUses: A-10 Thunderbolt II, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Uses: A-10 Thunderbolt II, Wikipedia article text
It served in Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada, the Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm), the Yugoslav Wars, war in Afghanistan, the Iraq War, in the conflict against the Islamic State in the Middle East, Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya, and the 2026 Iran war.
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Wikipedia: Karabiner 98k
WikipediaUses: Karabiner 98k, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Uses: Karabiner 98k, Wikipedia article text
The refurbished Prеduzeće 44 Karabiner 98k rifles were still being used in the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s.
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PT-76, Wikipedia
Uses: PT-76, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Uses: PT-76, Wikipedia article text
During the Yugoslav wars, the PT-76 served with the Yugoslav People's Army and later the army of the Krajina Serbs in a few battles during the Ten-Day War in Slovenia (1991) and Croatian War of Independence (1991-1995).
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