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"
NATO aircraft operating within the provisions of Operation
""Deliberate Force"", today (05 September 1995), at 13.08
LOCAL, resumed attacks on Bosnian-Serb military targets
in Bosnia. The air operations were reinitiated after UN
and NATO military commanders concluded that the Bosnian
Serbs had failed to demonstrate their intent to comply
with United Nations demands to remove military threats
against Sarajevo.
The initial strikes, which began 30 August, were
temporarily suspended 01 September to permit meetings
between UN and Bosnian Serb officials. On 03 September,
the North Atlantic Council, taking note of a report by the
NATO military commanders on Operation ""Deliberate Force"",
stated that the Bosnian-Serb reply to UN demands was not a
sufficient basis for the termination of air strikes, and
set out specific conditions.
Since 03 September, the Force Commander, UN Peace Forces
and the Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe
have conducted an extensive joint assessment to
determine if the Bosnian-Serbs had begun to implement the
UN conditions. While some movement of Bosnian-Serb
military equipment was observed overnight 04 September,
the NATO and UN commanders agreed that the movements were
not significant, and therefore judged that the
Bosnian-Serbs have failed to comply.
The consequences of such a failure have been repeatedly
made clear by the North Atlantic Council and the United
Nations, and communicated directly to the Bosnian-
Serbs by the UN Peace Force Commander. Accordingly, NATO
aircraft were directed to recommence the Operation
""Deliberate Force"" air strike campaign.
Our objective remains attaining the compliance of the
Bosnian Serbs to cease attacks on Sarajevo or other Safe
Areas; the withdrawal of Bosnian Serb heavy weapons from
the total exclusion zone around Sarajevo, without delay;
complete freedom of movement for UN forces and personnel
and NGOs and unrestricted use of Sarajevo airport.
We hope that this operation will make clear to the Bosnian
Serbs the futility of further military actions and
convince all parties of the determination of the Alliance
to implement its decisions.
We call again upon all parties to exercise restraint. No
one should seek military benefit from our action.
NATO remains strongly committed to the continued efforts
of the international community, including those of the
Contact Group, to bring peace to the former Yugoslavia
through the diplomatic process. I regret that we again
must resort to the use of military force to obtain
compliance of the Bosnian Serbs. No one can doubt our
resolve to see this matter through.