During the Bosnian War of the 1990s, Serb forces temporally occupied the southern parts of the city of Mostar, including Rodoč.

After the liberation of the southern parts of the city and Rodoč, many people returned to their homes.

[citation needed] Between 1992 and 1994, the settlement was the site of the Heliodrom camp, which was operated by the Croatian Defence Council, the military arm of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, and used to detain Bosniak and Bosnian Serb civilians.

[1] Seventy-seven detainees lost their lives at the camp over the course of its existence.

[3] Local football club HNK Branitelj play their home games at the Stadion Sportskog Centra.