VRS

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VRS is the acronym for the Army of Republika Srpska, the Bosnian Serb military force active during the Bosnian War in the 1990s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
military organization
accusedOf ethnic cleansing
genocide at Srebrenica
war crimes
acronymFor Vojska Republike Srpske
activeInPeriod 1992–1995
alliedWith Army of the Republic of Serbian Krajina
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
areaOfOperations Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republika Srpska-controlled territories
linked to: Republika Srpska
commanderInChiefDuringWar Radovan Karadžić
conflict Bosnian War
country Republika Srpska
disestablishedAsSeparateForce 2005
endTime 2005
engagedIn Battle of Prijedor (1992)
Operation Corridor 92
Siege of Sarajevo
Srebrenica offensive of July 1995
operations in eastern Bosnia
operations in northern Bosnia
ethnicCompositionMajority Serbs
fullName Vojska Republike Srpske
fullNameInEnglish Army of Republika Srpska
headquarters Banja Luka
Pale
ideology Bosnian Serb nationalism
indictedBy International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
languageOfCommand Serbian
militaryBranch air force
land forces
notableCommander Momir Talić
Radislav Krstić
Ratko Mladić
Stanislav Galić
Zdravko Tolimir
operationalPeakPeriod 1992–1995
opposedBy Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatian Defence Council
NATO
partOf Republika Srpska
precededBy Yugoslav People’s Army
signedAgreementRelatedTo Dayton Peace Agreement
linked to: Dayton Agreement
startTime 1992
subordinateTo Republika Srpska political leadership
successor Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina
usedEquipmentFrom Yugoslav People’s Army
usedScript Cyrillic
Latin

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