Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Stabilisation Force | |
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Command | |
Role | Peacekeeping |
Part of | NATO |
Nickname(s) | "SFOR" |
The Stabilisation Force (SFOR) was a
Mission
The stated mission of SFOR was to "deter hostilities and stabilise the peace, contribute to a secure environment by providing a continued military presence in the Area Of Responsibility (AOR), target and co-ordinate SFOR support to key areas including primary civil implementation organisations, and progress towards a lasting consolidation of peace, without further need for NATO-led forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina".[1]
Structure and history
SFOR was established in
SFOR operated in support of NATO
Troop levels were reduced to approximately 12,000 by the close of 2002, and to approximately 7,000 by the close of 2004. During NATO's
It was replaced by the European Union's EUFOR Althea, on 2 December 2004 at NATO HQ, Camp Butmir, Sarajevo, B-H. Operation Joint Forge was succeeded by the EU's Operation Althea.
SFOR was divided into three zones of operation:
- Mostar MND(S) – Italian, French, German, Spanish
- Banja Luka MND(W) – American, British, Canadian, Czech, Dutch. The British code name for their activities in IFOR was Operation Resolute and SFOR was Operation Lodestar (to June 1998) and Operation Palatine (from June 1998). The Canadian mission was named Operation Palladium (1996 to 2004).
- Tuzla MND(N) – American, Turkish, Polish, Russian, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish.
(Some units had troops stationed outside the assigned zone)
The three AOs were known collectively as Multi-National Divisions until the end of 2002 where they were reduced in scope to Multi-National Brigades.
SFOR operated under
U.S. service members serving in SFOR were awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the NATO Medal.
SFOR operated as part of Operation Joint Guard and Operation Joint Forge. As time progressed, the numbers of troops allotted to SFOR declined. On 2 December 2004, SFOR disbanded and its functions were assumed by military units from the
Air operations
Several sequential air operations supported the stabilization efforts.[3]
- Operation Deny Flight (April 1993 – December 1996)
- Operation Decisive Edge(December 1995 – December 1996)
- Operation Decisive Guard (December 1996 – June 1998)
- Operation Deliberate Forge (June 1998 – September 2004)
Member forces
SFOR participated in Operation Joint Guard (21 December 1996 – 19 June 1998) and Operation Joint Forge (20 June 1998 – 2 December 2004).
NATO nations providing troops included:
Non-NATO nations providing troops included:
See also
References
- ^ "SFOR MISSION". SFOR HQ Sarajevo: NATO. 14 January 2003. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ^ "Physical Attack Information Operations in Bosnia". Airpower.maxwell.af.mil. 2014-02-20. Archived from the original on 2006-04-22. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- ISBN 9781317087182. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
Further reading
- Phillips, R. Cody. Bosnia-Herzegovina: The U.S. Army's Role in Peace Enforcement Operations 1995–2004. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. CMH Pub 70-97-1. Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- Lambert, Nicholas (2002). "Measuring the success of the NATO operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1995–2000". European Journal of Operational Research. 140 (2): 459–481. .