Crisis builds up in Moslem Croatian Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina

The government of Western Herzegovina, which is a constituent part of the Moslem Croatian Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, warns that it will no longer be able to guarantee security to members of the international community and to federal authorities. The headquarters of an OSCE mission and missions of other international organizations in the province's administrative center, Siroki Breg, have been destroyed, with the personnel evacuated under the protection of KFOR forces. It will be remembered that all federal ministries have been out of operation since March 3, the day Croatian self-government was proclaimed in territories with predominantly Croatian population in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. And the situation becomes increasingly complicated with every passing day. The authorities of Western Herzegovina have formed a staff to address security issues, which will reportedly protect interests of the Croatian people, preventing anti-Croatian acts. This decision in fact withdraws the province from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The federal defense minister, not recognized by the Western Herzegovina authorities, has called on the global community to take urgent measures to end the disorder. The Croatians' discontent wave and their threats to the world community, as well as to the federal government, army and police of Bosnia and Herzegovina extend to other provinces.

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