They resulted in a national assembly dominated by three ethnically based parties, which had formed a loose coalition to oust the communists from power.

[2] Alarmed, the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia on 15 October 1991, shortly followed by the establishment of the Serbian National Assembly by Bosnian Serbs.

When they were spotted, the ARBiH claimed that they were replacement forces, but it was noticed that the buses were leaving empty.

The other brigades attacked towards Guča Gora, Pokrajčići and in the rear the HVO, which was holding positions towards the Serbs.

[citation needed] In the area of Galica on Vlašić, Serbian forces committed war crimes against captured HVO soldiers on May 15, 1992.

After June 1993 and the general aggression of the ARBiH on the Croatian areas of central Bosnia, Galica fell silent and not a single bullet was fired from it.

[citation needed] On June 16, 1993, the HVO issued a proclamation on general public mobilization due to frequent attacks by ARBiH forces in the area of Herzeg-Bosnia.

He received the list of persons to be kidnapped from Halid Genjca, the then president of the Travnica SDA committee.

HVO knight brigade commander Mario Čerkez appealed that "Travnik is Bosnian Vukovar", while HVO headquarters, intellectuals of Central Bosnia, and the Catholic church, sent more than 50 appeals, pleas and calls for help to Central Bosnia in three days.