Republika Srpska (1992–95) 1992–1995 Bosnian war. In 1993, the United Nations Security Council created the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) at The Hague for the purpose of bringing to justice persons allegedly responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law in the territory of the former Yugoslavia since 1991. On 24 July 1995, the Hague Tribunal indicted Radovan Karadžić and Ratko Mladić on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity; on 14 November 1995, both men were indicted again on charges specific to the Srebrenica massacre. On 2 August 2001, the Hague Tribunal found General-Major Radislav Krstić, the commander of
Yugoslav People's Army withdrawal from Bosnia (1992) Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, and Macedonia. And two autonomous provinces: Vojvodina and Kosovo. During the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia, the Bosnian Serbs living in Bosnia held a referendum for independence and in January 1992 they formed the Republic of Srpska, also known as the Serb Republic. The main goal of the newly formed Serb Republic was to unify with Serbia and Montenegro in one state for the Serb ethnic groups. Bosnia did not recognize the referendum held by the Bosnian Serbs, and then between February 29 and March 1 a new referendum took place, for the independence of Bosnia. The