Battle for Buna and Blagaj (1993)

On 13 July 1993 the ARBiH began its Offensive south of Mostar. The ARBiH 42nd/442nd Brigade "Bergava" led the attack onto Blagaj and Buna.^[2][3][4] The brigade broke through the HVO lines, capturing the Blagaj and then Buna. According to the UNPROFOR, the offensive widen by 15 July with the ARBiH capturing areas as south as Čapljina, 20 Kilometers south of Mostar.^[1] That day the command of the 4th Corps was moved to Blagaj.^[3]

On 15 July the HVO began a counteroffensive to recapture all lost territory from the ARBiH. The counteroffensive lasted a day where the HVO, after fierce fighting, retook Buna from the ARBiH but failed to retake Blagaj which the ARBiH kept in till the end of the war.^[2] The UN confirmed that the VRS had supported the Croatian forces with artillery. The ARBiH, although capturing Blagaj, had failed to advance even more south from Mostar.^[1]