After a mortar attack caused heavy loss of life at a marketplace in Sarajevo, UN peacekeepers requested NATO airstrikes, which began on 30 August against Bosnian Serb air defences (Operation DEADEYE). When a bombing pause failed to result in Bosnian Serb compliance with the UN’s demands to withdraw, Operation DELIBERATE FORCE targeted Bosnian Serb command & control installations and ammunition facilities. These airstrikes were a key factor in bringing the Serbs to the negotiating table and ending the war in Bosnia.
Durata Missione:
5/09/1995 – 14/09/1995Luogo:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, SerbiaTipologia:
Peace enforcementBase legale:
UN Security Council Resolution 836Stati partecipanti:
France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, United States, United KingdomForze impiegate:
NATO (400 aircraft, 5000 soldiers), UN (500 French peacekeepers, 320 British peacekeepers, 12,105 guns, 8,155 howitzers, 12 British tanks, Dutch 1e Mortiercompagnie, Korps Mariniers)
