Operation Maslenica

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Operation Maslenica
Part of the Croatian War of Independence
Date 22 January – 1 February 1993 Location Maslenica, Croatia Result Croatian victory
Belligerents
Croatia	Republic of Serbian Krajina
Commanders and leaders
Janko Bobetko Ante Gotovina Ante Roso Mirko Norac Mladen Markač Mirko Šundov Miljenko Filipović	Mile Novaković Veljko Milanković (DOW) Kosta Novaković Milan Đilas Jovan Dopuđ Dragan Harambašić Dragan Tanjga Momčilo Bogunović †
Strength
10,000	8,500
Casualties and losses
114 killed[1]	348 soldiers and civilians, including 35 women and 3 children[2] (Serbian sources) 490 soldiers killed[1] (Croatian sources)

Operation Maslenica was a Croatian Army offensive launched in January 1993 to retake territory in northern Dalmatia and Lika from Krajina Serb forces, with the stated military objective of pushing the Serbs back from approaches to Zadar, Maslenica and Karlobag, allowing a secure land route between Dalmatia and northern Croatia to be opened. While an undoubted net Croatian tactical success, the operation was only a moderate strategic success, and was condemned by the UN Security Council.^[3]