Lašva Valley counteroffensive

Lašva Valley Counter-offensive
Part of the Bosnian War and Croat–Bosniak war
DateApril–July 1993
Location
Lašva Valley, central Bosnia and Herzegovina (Travnik, Novi Travnik, Kakanj, Zenica, Kiseljak)
Result

Bosnian victory

  • HVO losses and displacement of Croat civilians
Belligerents
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia (HVO)
Commanders and leaders
Sefer Halilović
Rasim Delić
Enver Hadžihasanović
Mehmed Alagić
(various HVO commanders)
Units involved
Casualties and losses
(unknown) More than 2,000 killed, roughly 60,000 forcefully displaced.

Lašva Valley Counteroffensive (April–July 1993) was a series of ARBiH offensives in central Bosnia during the Bosnian War, most notably the capture of Travnik and subsequent advances toward Zenica and Kakanj. The counteroffensive marked a turning point in central Bosnia when Bosnian government forces regained the initiative after months of being cut off and fighting on multiple fronts.