Vojno redarstvena operacija "Oluja" u zadarskom zaleđu

master's thesis

• Title (english): Military police operation "Storm" in Zadar hinterland
• Author: Nikolina Mikecin
• Mentor: Branko Dubravica (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; (Department of Croatian Politics); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2016-06-30, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science

Abstract

Domovinski rat, koji je bio vođen od 1991. do 1995. godine, po načinu vođenja bio je obrambeno oslobodilački rat. Agresiju na Republiku Hrvatsku izvršili su srpski pobunjenici iz Hrvatske uz potporu JNA. Rat možemo podijeliti u više faza. Prva faza bila je agresija na Republiku Hrvatsku, dok je druga faza obilježena dolaskom UNPROFOR-a. Nakon neuspjelih pokušaja mirnog rješavanja problema okupiranog područja, Republika Hrvatska se, u posljednjom fazi rata, odlučuje vojnom intervencijom vratiti okupirana područja u ustavno pravni poredak. Operacija „Oluja“ bila je podijeljena u pet zbornih područja. Zadarsko zaleđe bilo je pod nadležnosti Zbornog područja Split te je konkretno za to područje bila odgovorna operativna grupa Zadar. U operaciji koja je trajala od 4. kolovoza do 8. kolovoza oslobođeno je 18% državnog teritorija. Ono što je bacilo sjenu na operaciju jesu optužbe da su se nakon „Oluje“ događali ratni zločini te da je Hrvatska vojska provodila etničko čišćenje Srba. Početna hipoteza da u operaciji „Oluja“ nije bilo riječi o etničkom čišćenju je potvrđena iznošenjem dokumenata koji dokazuju da je iseljavanje Srba počelo prije operacije te da je evakuacija stanovništva bila organizirana od strane RSK. Oslobođenje Knina, koji je bio vojno središte, bilo je od velikog moralnog značaja.

Abstract (english)

Croatian Homeland War, which was fought between 1991 and 1995, was a defensive war of liberation. The aggression against Croatia was carried out by Serbian rebels in Croatia with the support of Yugoslav People's Army - "JNA". The war can be divided into several phases. The first phase was the aggression on Croatia, while the second phase is marked by the arrival of UNPROFOR international peacekeeping forces. After unsuccessful attempts at a peaceful settlement of the problem of occupied areas, Croatia, in the last stages of the war, decided to return the occupied territories to its control with military intervention. Operation "Storm" was carried out by five military districts. Zadar hinterland was under the jurisdiction of the Split Military District. Specifically, this area was the responsibility of Operational Group Zadar. The operation, which lasted from August 4th till August 8th 1995, liberated 18% of the national territory. What has cast a shadow over the operation were allegations that after the operation "Storm" war crimes occurred, and that the Croatian army carried out ethnic cleansing of indigenous Serbs. Presented documents prove that the exodus of Serbs started before the operation, and that the evacuation of the population was organized by the army of Serbian rebels, therefore refuting the ethnic cleansing hypothesis. Liberation of the town of Knin, which was the military center of Serb rebellion, was of great moral significance to Croatia.

• Keywords: Domovinski rat; Republika Hrvatska; zadarsko zaleđe; SAO Krajina
• Keywords (english): Croatian Homeland War; Republic of Croatia; Zadar hinterland; the SAO Krajina
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:640619
• Study programme: Title: Political Science; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra politologije (magistar/magistra politologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Closed access
• Created on: 2016-11-24 12:11:48