Operation Cerska '93

Cerska '93
Part of the Bosnian War

A map of the Operations (March–April 1993)
Date10 February – 17 April 1993
Location
Result

Army of Republika Srpska victory

  • The VRS recaptures territories south, north and east of Srebrenica
  • Demilitarisation agreement reached for the Srebrenica area under UNPROFOR supervision
Belligerents
Republika Srpska Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Commanders and leaders
Ratko Mladić Naser Orić
Units involved

Army of Republika Srpska

Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • 28th Podrinje Independent Division
Strength
10,000 4,000–6,000
Casualties and losses
43 killed, 71 wounded
(by 14 April)
Several hundred killed or wounded (estimated)

Operation "Cerska '93" (Serbo-Croatian: Operacija "Cerska '93", Операција "Церска '93") was a military operation carried out by the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) in early 1993 during the Bosnian War. The goal of the operation was to recapture parts of the Podrinje region around Cerska and Srebrenica that had been taken by the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.