This offensive was after the successful Operation Spider, in which the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia was re-established.

[2] In the area of Velika Kladuša, the battle between the 5th Corps of the ARBiH against the remnants of Abdić's army and a small group of elite Serbian soldiers "Red Berets" continued.

[3] The fighting through January was heavy and progress on either side was very slow because ARBiH had well established defences in their position.

Until the end of February, the "Red Berets" carried out heavy attacks and cleared troops of the 5th Corps in the northern part around Podzvizd.

The NOZB had succeeded in taking villages on the western side of Vrnograč, including Mala Kladuša, and Podzvizd, on 21 March they had finished that goal.