Operation Munja '93
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| Operation Munja '93 | |||||||
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| Part of the Bosnian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
 Republika Srpska | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Izet Nanić |
Ranko Dabić | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 360 soldiers | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 18 dead |
163 dead Several hundred wounded | ||||||
Operation Munja '93 (lit. 'lightning') was a military operation conducted on January 11, 1993, by the 505th Bužim Brigade of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH). The operation aimed to regain control of the territory in the Banjani area from the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS).[1]
Planned in secrecy during October 1992, the operation involved 360 armed fighters from the 505th Bužim Brigade divided into six groups. An additional 360 unarmed personnel followed behind the combat groups, tasked with evacuating casualties and collecting weapons from the dead or wounded. Opposing them was VRS's battalion of the 1st Novigrad Light Brigade, equipped with heavier weaponry than the ARBiH forces.[1]