Yugoslavia: Information on the activities of the Yugoslav air force in Bosnia since 1991, including whether it bombed Sarajevo or other areas, and on whether there have been allegations that members of the air force may be implicated by the war crimes tribunal in the Hague
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YUG22447.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yugoslavia: Information on the activities of the Yugoslav air force in Bosnia since 1991, including whether it bombed Sarajevo or other areas, and on whether there have been allegations that members of the air force may be implicated by the war crimes tribunal in the Hague, 1 February 1996, YUG22447.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac1c4c.html [accessed 28 May 2023] |
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For information on the activities of the Yugoslav air force, and on Serbian aircraft and the Serbian air force in Bosnia in 1992 and 1993, including information on whether villages or civilian areas were bombed, please consult the attachments. Information on whether there have been allegations that members of the Yugoslav air force may be implicated by the war crimes tribunal in the Hague could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Attachments
Agence France Presse (AFP). 9 October 1992. "Fourteen Civilians Said Killed as Serb Planes Strike Bosnian Town." (NEXIS)
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 28 September 1992. "Further Fighting in Bosnia and Hercegovina; Serbian Air Force Attacks on Jajce." (NEXIS)
_____. 20 August 1992. "Gradacac and Goradze the Scenes of the Fiercest Fighting; Air Strikes in Bosnia." (NEXIS)
Human Rights Watch (HRW). 1993. Human Rights Watch World Report 1994. New York: Human Rights Watch, p. 203.
The Gazette [Montreal]. 12 April 1993. "Nato Jets Won't Stop Us: Serb Leader." (NEXIS)
The Jerusalem Post. 12 June 1992. Batsheva Tsur. "Young Yugoslavian Jews Due Today." (NEXIS)
The New York Times. 12 July 1993. Final Edition. Chuck Sudetic. "Tough Calls: Enforcing a Flight Ban Over Bosnia." (NEXIS)
Radio Bosnia-Hercegovina [Sarajevo, in Serbo-Croat]. 1 November 1993. "Serb Helicopters Operating at Brcko; Joint Serb-HVO Attacks at Zavidovici." (BBC Summary 2 Nov. 1993/NEXIS)
Radio Sarajevo Network [Sarajevo, in Serbo-Croatian]. 8 May 1992. "4 Jets Downed; JNA Accused of Using Napalm." (FBIS-EEU-92-091 11 May 1992, p. 28)
Tanjug [Belgrade, in English]. 19 March 1993. "Air Force Says No Aircraft Over Bosnia Since May." (FBIS-EEU-93-053 22 Mar. 1993, pp. 64-65)
_____. 17 March 1993. "Yugoslav Air Force Refutes UN Report of Violations." (FBIS-EEU-93-051 18 Mar. 1993, p. 38)
_____. 9 May 1992. "420 JNA Troops Evacuated to Federal Territory." (FBIS-EEU-92-091 11 May 1992, p. 28)
_____. 22 September 1992. "Air Force Says Aircraft Not Flying Over Bosnia." (FBIS-EEU-92-185 23 Sept. 1992, p. 27)
Tanjug Domestic Service [Belgrade, in Serbian]. 19 March 1993. "Government Denies Air Force Bombed Eastern Bosnia." (FBIS-EEU-93-053 22 Mar. 1993, p. 64)
_____. 8 May 1992. "Air Force Continues Evacuation of Troops." (FBIS-EEU-92-091 11 May 1992, p. 28)
_____. 7 May 1992. "Air Force Begins Withdrawing From Bosnia." (FBIS-EEU-92-090 8 May 1992, p. 26)
Additional Sources Consulted
DIRB country files on Bosnia and Yugoslavia.
DIRB Indexed Media Review [Ottawa]. Weekly.
News from Helsinki Watch [New York]. Monthly.
On-line search of media sources.
Oral sources.
RFE/RL Research Reports [Munich]. Weekly.
Uncaptive Minds [New York]. Quarterly.
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