Home›Weapons Systems›Wars Used In›Bosnian WarWarBosnian WarContemporaryReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe Bosnian War was fought from 1992 to 1995 following Bosnia and Herzegovina's declaration of independence from Yugoslavia, and it became the deadliest of the wars accompanying Yugoslavia's breakup, as Bosnian Serb forces backed by Serbia fought against Bosniak and Croat forces amid widespread ethnic cleansing. The conflict included the prolonged siege of the capital Sarajevo and, in July 1995, the massacre of thousands of Bosniak men and boys at Srebrenica by Bosnian Serb forces, later judged genocide by international courts. NATO airstrikes against Bosnian Serb military positions in 1995 helped bring the warring parties to the negotiating table, and the Dayton Agreement, signed in December 1995, ended the war and established the postwar political structure of Bosnia and Herzegovina.FactsBosnian WarConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsClassificationDeath Toll MinWell-attestedfrom 100,000 1Conflict TypeWell-attestedCivil War 1Start YearWell-attested1992 1Bosnian WarFilter Results16 entriesWeapon FamilyAllAir-to-Air Missiles (2)Anti-Tank Weapons and Mines (1)Assault Rifles (1)Assault Rifles of China (1)Cruise Missiles (1)Fighter and Multirole Aircraft (1)General-Purpose and Medium Machine Guns (1)Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Armored Personnel Carriers (3)Land Mines (1)Light Machine Guns (2)Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (1)Rifles and Carbines (2)Semi-Automatic and Battle Rifles (1)Tanks (1)Weapon Type or ClassAllAir-to-air missile (1)Armored personnel carrier (1)Armoured personnel carrier and support vehicle (1)Assault rifle (1)Battle rifle (1)Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (1)Directional anti-personnel mine (1)Disposable unguided anti-tank weapon (1)General-purpose machine gun (1)Infantry fighting vehicle (1)Light machine gun (1)light machine gun (gas operated, air cooled) (1)Lightweight machine gun (1)Main battle tank (1)missile (1)Twin-engine, variable-sweep-wing multirole combat aircraft (1)CaliberAll.280 British (1).50 BMG (1)105mm (1)20mm (1)5.56x45mm NATO (1)66mm (1)7.5x54mm (1)7.5×54mm French (1)7.62x39mm (1)7.62x51mm NATO (4)Introduced EraAll1952 (1)1953 (1)1956 (1)1960 (1)1963 (1)1965 (1)1973 (1)1976 (2)1979 (2)1981 (1)1982 (1)1983 (2)1984 (1)1990 (1)1991 (1)2003 (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (14)Retired (2)OperatorAllArgentine Armed Forces (1)Australian Defence Force (2)Brazilian Army (2)British Army (2)Canadian Armed Forces (1)Canadian Army (1)Egyptian Armed Forces (2)Finnish Defence Forces (1)French Armed Forces (4)Israeli Defense Forces (1)Luftwaffe (1)Mexican Armed Forces (2)People's Liberation Army (1)Royal Air Force (1)Soviet Armed Forces (1)United States Air Force (2)United States Armed Forces (2)United States Marine Corps (1)United States Navy (3)ManufacturerAllAlvis plc (1)Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (1)FN Herstal (3)GKN (1)KBM (1)KNDS Deutschland (1)KNDS France (1)Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne (1)Nammo (1)Panavia Aircraft (1)Raytheon (2)RTX Corporation (1)Steyr-Daimler-Puch (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 169K38 IglaBosnian WarAA-52 machine gunBosnian WarAGM-84E Standoff Land Attack MissileBosnian WarAIM-120 AMRAAMBosnian WarAIM-9 Sidewinder MissileBosnian WarAMX-10PBosnian WarFN FALBosnian WarLeopard 1Bosnian WarM18 Claymore MineBosnian WarM249 SAWBosnian WarM72 LAWBosnian WarMk 48 machine gunBosnian WarPanavia TornadoBosnian WarSaxon (vehicle)Bosnian WarType 81 assault rifleBosnian WarVéhicule de l'Avant BlindéBosnian WarConnectionsUses9K38 Igla, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: 9K38 Iglatier 2AA-52 machine gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: AA-52 machine gunAGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack MissileAIM-120 AMRAAM, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: AIM-120 AMRAAMtier 4AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: AIM-9 Sidewinder Missiletier 2AMX-10P, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: AMX-10PFN FAL, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: FN FALtier 4Leopard 1, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Leopard 1tier 2M18 Claymore Mine, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Claymore mineM249 SAW, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M249 Squad Automatic WeaponM72 LAW, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source M72 LAW, WikipediaMk 48 machine gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M249 Squad Automatic WeaponPanavia Tornado, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Panavia Tornadotier 2Saxon (vehicle), Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Saxon (vehicle)Type 81 assault rifle, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Type 81 assault rifleVéhicule de l'Avant Blindé, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Véhicule de l'Avant BlindéSources1. Wikipedia: Bosnian Wartier 2WikipediaLead sectionFollowing the Slovenian and Croatian secessions from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991, the multi-ethnic Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina - which was inhabited by mainly Muslim Bosniaks (44%), Orthodox Serbs (32.5%) and Catholic Croats (17%) - passed a referendum for independence on 29 February 1992.Lead sectionFollowing several earlier violent incidents, the war is commonly seen as having started on 6 April 1992 when the newly independent Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was internationally recognized. It ended on 21 November 1995 when the Dayton Accords were initialed.Assessment sectionOn the one hand, the war could be viewed as "a clear-cut case of civil war, that is, of internal war among groups unable to agree on arrangements for sharing power".Article textEstimates suggest over 100,000 people were killed during the war.View the SourceWikipedia: AIM-9 Sidewinder Missiletier 2WikipediaUses: AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile, infobox wars field: 'Bosnian War'View the SourceWikipedia: Claymore mineUses: M18 Claymore Mine, infobox wars field: 'Bosnian War'View the SourceWikipedia: M249 Squad Automatic WeaponUses: M249 SAW, infobox wars field: 'Bosnian War'Uses: Mk 48 machine gun, infobox wars field: 'Bosnian War'View the SourceWikipedia: AIM-120 AMRAAMtier 4WikipediaUses: AIM-120 AMRAAM, infobox wars field: 'Bosnian War'View the SourceWikipedia: Leopard 1tier 2WikipediaUses: Leopard 1, infobox wars field: 'Bosnian War'View the SourceM72 LAW, WikipediaUses: M72 LAW, infobox wars field: 'Bosnian War'View the SourceWikipedia: Saxon (vehicle)Uses: Saxon (vehicle), infobox wars field: 'Bosnian War'View the SourceWikipedia: 9K38 Iglatier 2WikipediaUses: 9K38 Igla, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: 9K38 Igla, Infobox: warsIran 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 VenezuelaView the SourceWikipedia: AA-52 machine gunUses: AA-52 machine gun, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: AA-52 machine gun, Infobox: warsAlgerian War Chadian Civil War Shaba II Lebanese Civil War Gulf War Bosnian War War in Afghanistan Ivorian Civil Wars 2011 Libyan uprising Syrian Civil War Centrafrican Civil War Operation Serval Russo-Ukrainian WarView the SourceWikipedia: AMX-10PUses: AMX-10P, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: AMX-10P, Infobox: warsIran-Iraq War Gulf War Bosnian War War in Iraq (2013-2017)View the SourceWikipedia: Véhicule de l'Avant BlindéUses: Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé, Infobox: warsWestern Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Opération Épervier Gulf War Opération Turquoise Bosnian War War in Afghanistan 2003-2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh Opération Licorne Operation Serval Opération Sangaris Opération Barkhane Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Russo-Ukrainian WarView the SourceWikipedia: Type 81 assault rifleUses: Type 81 assault rifle, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Type 81 assault rifle, Infobox: warsSino-Vietnamese conflicts Cambodian-Vietnamese War Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Barin uprising Gulf War Croatian War of Independence Bosnian War Kosovo War Kargil War War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War Boko Haram insurgency Syrian Civil War Internal conflict in Myanmar 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflictView the SourceWikipedia: AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack MissileUses: AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile, Infobox: warsGulf War, Bosnian WarView the SourceWikipedia: FN FALtier 4WikipediaUses: FN FAL, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: FN FAL, Wikipedia article textUnknown number used by the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) and special police of Herzeg-Bosnia during the Bosnian war.View the SourceWikipedia: Panavia Tornadotier 2WikipediaUses: Panavia Tornado, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: Panavia Tornado, Wikipedia article textThe Tornados of various services were also used in the Bosnian War, Kosovo War, Iraq War, in Libya during the 2011 Libyan civil war, as well as smaller roles in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Syria.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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