The goal of the 5th Corps was the abolition of Western Bosnia, which had been established a few weeks before the battle of Velika Kladuša.

[2] Fikret Abdić was the winner of the popular vote to head the government of Bosnia in 1990 but surrendered to Alija Izetbegović under an undisclosed agreement.

[3] In 1993, according to journalist Anthony Loyd, Abdić decided to try to carve out a little state for himself and succeeded in recruiting enough followers to make his dreams a reality.

[citation needed] Early in the morning on 18 October 1993, the column of the 5th Corps under the command of Ramiz Dreković headed towards Velika Kladuša with the task of eliminating the APZB as a military threat.

[6] An important event took place on 22 October 1993, when Fikret Abdić, Radovan Karadžić and Slobodan Milosević met, where decisions on mutual cooperation were made, showed a great commitment to normal relations and peace between the Muslim side of Fikret Abdić and the Serbian sides.