Operation Spider

Operation Spider
	Part of the Bosnian War and Inter-Bosnian Muslim War
	; Western Bosnia is the light green canton in the middle
Date	16 November – 17 December 1994
Location	Velika Kladuša, Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia45°11′N 15°48′E / 45.183°N 15.800°E
Result	VRS and NOZB victory The APZB is re-established; NOZB takes back Velika Kladuša and around 20 villages;
Belligerents
Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia; Republika Srpska; Republic of Serbian Krajina	Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Commanders and leaders
Franko Simatović "Frenki"; Jovan "Jovica" Stanišić	Atif Dudaković; Izet Nanić; Jasmin Kulenović
Units involved
National Defence of the APZB; Army of Republika Srpska 1st Krajina Corps; Red Berets; Arkan Tigers; Scorpions; ; Army of Serbian Krajina 15 Lika Corps; 21 Kordun Corps; 39 Banija Corps; ;	Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ARBiH 5th Corps; ;
Strength
5,000; / 1,500	8,500
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Heavy

Operation Spider (Serbo-Croatian: Operacija Pauk, Операција Паук) were a series of military actions in northwestern Bosnia that began in November 1994 and continued until December 1994.^[2]^[3] It was a combined effort of Republika Srpska and the Republic of Serb Krajina to recover the territory of the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia (APZB), which was a key ally of the Serbs. Franko Simatović^[2]^[4]^[3] and Jovica Stanišić^[2]^[3] commanded the offensive. The Bosnian central government had previously overrun and seized the territory. The offensive ended in a Serb victory and the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia remained in existence until the fall of its key ally, the Republic of Serbian Krajina, and the subsequent end of the war.^[5]

^ "Arhivirana kopija". Archived from the original on 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Covert Operations: Unravelling Serbian Officials' Links To Paramilitaries - Analysis". Eurasiareview. 30 June 2021. p. 4.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Stojanovic, Milica (29 June 2021). "Covert Operations: Unravelling Serbian Officials' Links to Paramilitaries". Balkan Insight. p. 1.
^ ^a ^b Spider’s Web by Filip Švarm
^ Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict. Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Russian and European Analysis. 2002. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-16-066472-4.

[1] "Arhivirana kopija". Archived from the original on 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2015-03-29.

[:1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Covert Operations: Unravelling Serbian Officials' Links To Paramilitaries - Analysis". Eurasiareview. 30 June 2021. p. 4.

[:2-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Stojanovic, Milica (29 June 2021). "Covert Operations: Unravelling Serbian Officials' Links to Paramilitaries". Balkan Insight. p. 1.

[:0-4] Spider’s Web by Filip Švarm

[5] Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict. Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Russian and European Analysis. 2002. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-16-066472-4.

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