- 1991 to 1995The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and local Serb forces1. The war began after the beginning of the breakup of Yugoslavia and Croatia's proclamation of independence2. The Serbs living in Croatia rebelled against the Croatian government and proclaimed the Republic of Serbian Krajina (RSK) on parts of Croatian territory, which led to the war2. The JNA ended its combat operations in Croatia by 19921.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia —which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb -controlled Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat operations in Croatia by 1992.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_War_of_Independe…After the beginning of the breakup of Yugoslavia and Croatia's proclamation of independence, the Serbs living in Croatia rebelled against the Croatian government and proclaimed the Republic of Serbian Krajina (RSK) on parts of Croatian territory, which led to the Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995).en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbs_of_Croatia
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The Croatian War of Independence was an armed conflict fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and local Serb forces, … See more
Political changes in Yugoslavia
In the 1970s, Yugoslavia's socialist regime became severely splintered into a liberal-decentralist nationalist faction led by Croatia and Slovenia… See moreOn 25 October 1991, Yugoslav Air Force pilot Rudolf Perešin flew his MiG-21R to Austria and defected. He later… See more
During the war
While Serbia and Croatia never declared war on each other, Serbia was directly and indirectly involved in the war through a number of activities. Its foremost involvement entailed material support of the JNA. Following … See moreSerb and Yugoslav People's Army forces
The JNA was initially formed during World War II to carry out guerrilla warfare … See more1991: Open hostilities begin
First armed incidents
Ethnic hatred grew as various incidents fueled the … See moreAssessment of type and name of the war
The standard term applied to the war as directly translated from Croatian is Homeland war (… See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Balkans war: a brief guide - BBC News