List of massacres during the Croatian War of Independence

The following is a list of massacres that occurred in the Croatian War of Independence. Numbers may be approximate.

NameDateLocationDeathsNotesBorovo Selo massacre2 May 1991Borovo Selo12Croatian policemen killed at Borovo Selo by Serb paramilitaries. Some of them were found to have been mutilated, their ears cut, their eyes gouged out and their throats slit.Killings of Serbs in VukovarMay–July 1991Vukovar and surroundings43–120Kidnappings and summary executions of ethnic Serbs living in and near Vukovar during the summer of 1991 by forces associated with the Croatian National Guard under the command of Tomislav Merčep.Sisak killingsJuly 1991 – June 1992Sisak24–107Illegal detainment, torture and killings of at least 24 Serbian civilians from Sisak by members of the HV and police forces. Other reports claim that up to 107 Serbian civilians were murdered or disappeared during this time periodTenja massacreJuly–November 1991Tenja29Members of the Serbian Volunteer Guard, Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) forces, and local Serb Tetritorial Defense (TO) and police units killed 29 Croat civilians the village of Tenja.Osijek killingsJuly–December 1991Osijek11Serb civilians killed by Croat paramilitaries, led by Branimir Glavaš.Operation Stinger26–27 July 1991Banovina22Forces of the SAO Krajina, an unrecognized Croatian Serb region, killed 22 Croat civilians as well as captured policemen in Glina, Kozibrod and Struga, where the rebel Serb forces employed a human shield consisting of Croat civilians taken from their homes in Struga and the nearby village of Zamlača.Struga and Kuljani killings26 July 1991Struga and Kuljani, near Dvor17Rebel Serb forces killed seventeen Croat civilians in Struga and Kuljani, near Dvor. This is reportedly believed to be the first mass-killings of civilians during the Croatian War of Independence.Dvor medical centre massacre26 July 1991Dvor10SAO Krajina forces killed eight wounded Croat civilians and two police officers who were being treated at a medical centre during the capture of Dvor.Aljmaš massacreAugust 1991Aljmaš58JNA forces from the 51st Mechanised Brigade killed 58 Croat civilians after capturing Aljmaš.Dalj massacre1 August 1991 – May 1992Dalj135SAO Krajina forces, TO units and Serbian Volunteer Guard members massacre Croatian police and Croatian National Guard (ZNG) POWs, Croat and Hungarian civilians.Sarvaš massacre2 August 1991Sarvaš9Croatian police and ZNG forces massacre 9 Serb civilians after attacking the village.Lovinac massacre8 August 1991Lovinac5SAO Krajina paramilitary units massacred 5 elderly Croat civilians in Lovinac.Kraljevčani and Pecki killings14 and 16 August 1991Kraljevčani and , near Petrinja9Serb paramilitaries killed five Croat civilians in Kraljevčani and then another four Croat civilians in nearby .Banija killings22 August 1991Blinjski Kut and neighbouring villages15ZNG forces killed 15 Serb civilians and POWs.Skela massacre29 August 1991Skela, near Glina1010 Croat civilians killed by local Serb rebels.Berak killingsSeptember 1991Berak, Croatia4545 Croats killed by Serb forces throughout September 1991, during the Battle of Vukovar. Hrvati u Berku će prosvjedovati sve do podizanja optužnicaPetrinja killingsSeptember 1991 – June 1992Petrinja250+After the fall of Petrinja to Serb forces in September 1991, more than 250 Croat civilians and POWs were killed during the occupation.Četekovac massacre3 September 1991Četekovac, Balinci, Čoljug, near Podravska Slatina22Serb paramilitaries massacred 20 Croat civilians and 2 PoWs.Sajmište killings5 September 1991, Vukovar120JNA and Serb paramilitaries killed 120 Croat civilians after seizing the Sajmište suburb, during the Battle of Vukovar.Pakrac killings6–14 September 1991Pakrac municipality176Croats killed by JNA and Serb paramilitary groups during the occupation of Pakrac and surrounding areas.Toranj massacre8 September 1991Toranj, Mali Banovac, Batinjani, near Pakrac12Croat civilians massacred by SAO Krajina rebels.HIC Kronologija Domovinskog rata u zapadnoj SlavonijiKusonje massacre9 September 1991Kusonje7SAO Krajina forces massacre seven Croat POWs.Jasenice massacre11 September 1991Jasenice and Meki Doci1610 elderly Croat civilians from Jasenice and another 6 civilians from the nearby hamlet of Meki Doci were massacred by Serb paramilitaries.Korana massacre13 September 1991Korana, near Karlovac13Croat forces massacre thirteen JNA POWs over the Korana bridge, near Karlovac.Trpinja massacre14 September–November 1991Trpinja24Croat civilians and POWs massacred by Serb paramilitaries.Ivanovo Selo massacre21 September 1991Ivanovo Selo7Seven Czech civilians massacred by Serb paramilitaries.Svinjarevci massacre22 September 1991Svinjarevci34Thirty-four Croat civilians killed by the JNA and Serb paramilitaries.Tovarnik massacre22 September 1991Tovarnik80JNA forces killed 80 Croat civilians during and after capturing the village of Tovarnik in September 1991.Grabovac attack26 September 1991Grabovac3 killed, 5 wounded JNA and rebel Serb mortar attack on a refugee camp near Grabovac killed three Croat civilians (including two children) and wounded five others.Antin massacre29 September 1991Antin and Korođ27 killed, 10 woundedA civilian refugee column, fleeing a JNA attack, was deliberately shelled by mortar fire between the villages of Antin and Korođ.Završena istraga za ratni zločin u Antinu u jesen 1991Ravno massacre1 October 1991Ravno, near Trebinje, Herzegovina24–58Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) Around 450 Serbian soldiers attacked the village of Ravno during operations linked to the siege of Dubrovnik. Homes were destroyed, civilians were killed, and the village was largely razed. A JNA lieutenant colonel later admitted the attack on Montenegrin state television.Kijev Do KillingOctober 1991Kijev Do, Ravno municipality8Eight elderly Croat civilians—seven women and one man—were killed in a targeted operation by JNA units and affiliated forces.Donji Čaglić massacre2 October 1991Donji Čaglić10Serb paramilitaries and JNA reservists killed 10 Croat civilians.Bogdanovci killings2 October-10 November 1991Bogdanovci, near Vukovar8787 Croat civilians were killed by JNA forces and Serb paramilitary groups, during the occupation of Bogdanovci.Novo Selo Glinsko massacre3 and 16 October 1991Novo Selo Glinsko, near Glina32SAO Krajina forces massacred thirty-two Croat civilians in two separate incidents in October 1991, in the village of Novo Selo Glinsko, near Glina.Lovas killings10–18 October 1991Lovas and Opatovac70Serb forces killed 70 Croats in the village of Lovas. A total of around 90 Croats were killed in Lovas by Serb forces between October and November 1991.Borovo Naselje executionsEarly-mid October 1991Borovo Naselje, Vukovar15Serbia alleges that ZNG forces tortured and executed 15 Serb civilians in Borovo Naselje who were taken from shelters.Široka Kula massacre13 October 1991Široka Kula, near Gospić41SAO Krajina police force massacre of Croat and Serb civilians in the village of Široka Kula.Gospić massacre16–18 October 1991Gospić100About 100 Serb civilians massacred by Croatian forces over a period of several days in October 1991.Baćin massacre21 October 1991 – February 1992Baćin, near Hrvatska Dubica118SAO Krajina paramilitaries killed 118 civilians, apart from Croats two Serbs.Tordinci massacre25 October 1991Tordinci22Twenty-two Croat civilians massacred by the 12th Proletarian Mechanised Brigade of the JNA, supported by Serb paramilitariesGlinska Poljana massacre27 October 1991Glinska Poljana13Serb paramilitaries killed 13 Croat civilians.Lipovača killings28 October 1991 and 1 January 1992Lipovača, near Rakovica12Serb rebel forces committed two massacres against Croat civilians in Lipovača. Seven civilians (all members of the Brozinčević family) were killed on 28 October 1991, while another five civilians were killed on 1 January 1992.Požega villages massacre29 October 1991Čečavac, Čečavački Vučjak, Jeminovac, Ruševac and Šnjegavić, near Požega41Croat forces killed at least 41 Serb civilians across several Serb villages near Požega.Bapska killingsOctober–November 1991Bapska17Croatia alleges that SAO Krajina forces killed 17 Croats.Lužac massacre2 November 1991, near Vukovar69Members of the Serbian Paramilitary group, Arkan's Tigers, and JNA forces killed 69 Croat civilians in Lužac, during the Battle of Vukovar.Staro Selo massacre4 November 1991Staro Selo10Ten Serb civilians massacred by Croatian forces.Bizovac attack7 November 1991Bizovac8 killed, 20+ injuredJNA air attack on civilian areas in the centre of Bizovac killed 8 and wounded more than 20 people.Murder of the Zec family7 November 1991Zagreb3Ethnic Serb family of three murdered by five Croatian militiamen; two family members survived. The murderers were apprehended, but released after a controversial court decision in 1992. The Croatian government agreed to compensate the surviving family members in a 2004 court settlement.Poljanak and Vukovići massacres7 November 1991Poljanak and Vukovići, near Slunj10Local Serb TO forces and a special JNA unit killed 10 Croat civilians in the villages of Poljanak and Vukovići, in the Plitvice lakes area.Saborsko massacre12 November 1991Saborsko29Serb paramilitaries kill 29 Croats in the village of Saborsko.Kostrići massacre15 November 1991Kostrići16Serb paramilitary unit killed 16 Croat civilians, including two children.Majur massacres15 November 1991Majur, Graboštani and Stubalj38On the same day the Kostrići massacre occurred, the same Serb paramilitary unit massacred another 38 Croat civilians in the nearby villages of Majur, Graboštani and Stubalj.Slunj massacres16 November 1991 – 1995Slunj and neighbouring areas, including Cetingrad and Rakovica297Serb forces killed Croat civilians in Slunj and surrounding areas throughout the occupation. The majority were killed between November 1991 and the Spring of 1992.Škabrnja massacre18 November 1991Škabrnja and Nadin67Serb paramilitaries killed 48 Croat civilians and five Croatian POWs in the village of Škabrnja, and 14 civilians in the village of Nadin.Borovo Naselje massacre19 November 1991Borovo Naselje, Vukovar166JNA and other Serb forces massacred 166 local civilians and POWs after the capture of Borovo Naselje.Vukovar massacre20 November 1991Vukovar264A mostly Croatian group of 263 men and 1 woman (including civilians and POWs), of whom 194 have been identified, were murdered by members of the Serb militias following the JNA withdrawal from Ovčara after it brought those patients there from the Vukovar hospital.Novska killings21 November 1991 & 18 December 1991Novska7Two separate instances of mass murder of ethnic Serbs in the town of Novska.Dabar massacre21 November 1991Dabar, near Vrhovine7SAO Krajina paramilitaries tortured and killed 7 Croat civilians.Laslovo massacre23 November 1991Laslovo66 elderly Croat and Hungarian civilians massacred by Arkan's Tigers.Divoš massacreearly December 1991Divoš24Serb civilians massacred by Croatian forces.Paulin Dvor massacre11 December 1991Paulin Dvor, near Osijek19Croatian Army (HV) soldiers massacred 18 Serbs and 1 Hungarian in the village of Paulin Dvor.Gornje Jame massacre11 December 1991Gornje Jame1616 civilians (15 Croats and 1 Serb) killed by Šiltovi Serbian paramilitary unit.Voćin massacre13 December 1991Voćin4343 Croat civilians massacred by White Eagles paramilitaries during Operation Papuk-91.Bokane massacre13 December 1991Bokane, Krašković, Miokovićevo and Zvečevo20On the same day of the Voćin massacre, the same White Eagles paramilitaries killed another 20 Croat civilians during their retreat through neighbouring villages south of Voćin.Voćin killings13–16 December 1991Voćin24–40After the withdrawal of Serb forces from Voćin and arrival of the Croatian Army, dozens of Serbs are killed over several days.Joševica massacre16 December 1991Joševica21Serb paramilitaries killed 21 Croatian civilians killed reportedly in retaliation for Serb losses sustained in Operation Whirlwind. 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