Battle of Sovići and Doljani

Battle of Sovići and Doljani
Part of Croat–Bosniak War within the Bosnian War

Church in Sovići
Date15–17 April 1993
(2 days)
Location
Result

Croatian victory

Territorial
changes
Sovići and Doljani are captured by HVO
Belligerents
Herzeg-Bosnia
Croatia
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Commanders and leaders
Mladen Naletilić Tuta Unknown
Units involved
Croatian Army Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Casualties and losses
Unknown 75 captured soldiers
400 captured civilians

The Battle of Sovići and Doljani was an attack by the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) on the villages of Sovići and Doljani, which were under the control of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH). After the HVO captured these villages, it committed a massacre against the Bosniak population.