Galaja 1992 resistance

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Galaja 1992 resistance
Part of the Bosnian War
Date 14 May – 3 June 1992 Location Vrhpolje, Sanski Most Result ARBiH victory Kljuc-Sana battalion transported to Bihać
Belligerents
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Republika Srpska
Commanders and leaders
Arif Hukanović Amir Avdić Nevzad Đerić	Branko Basara Milan Škondrić Drago Samardžija
Units involved
Ključ-Sana battalion	6th Light Sana Infantry Brigade 3rd Petrovac Light Infantry Brigade 17th Ključ Light Infantry Brigade
Strength
200 soldiers	1,000+ soldiers

The territorial defense of Vrhpolje had a military review on 15 April in 1992. There were around 300 soldiers in the review and the commandant of the unit was Arif Hukanovic. In the village of Vrhpolje, a group of Bosniaks didn't want to surrender. They didn't want to surrender their weapons, but they defended their villages. The hodza, Emir Seferovic was captured in a house and he was tortured and later killed.^[1]