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State Department: Croatia - Travel Warning, August 18, 1995
Croatia - Travel Warning
August 18, 1995
The United States Department of State warns U.S. citizens to avoid
travel to Croatia because of the potential for rapid deterioration
of the security situation there. In early August 1995 a number of
cities were shelled during a Croatian military offensive into the
Serb-held Krajina region. While fighting in that region has
subsided, Croatian cities near Serb-held areas of Bosnia and Croatia
are still targeted by rebel Serb forces. These include Debrovnik,
Kutina, and Osijek. In the recently embattled areas, mines,
unexploded ordnance and bands of armed combatants pose risks to
travelers.
Despite unsettled conditions in parts of Croatia, the main cities
of Zagreb, Rijeka and Split, as well as the Istrian Peninsula and
islands north of Makarska, are beyond the range of Serb shells and
are largely unaffected by fighting.
No. 95-026
This replaces the Travel Warning for Croatia issued July 26 to add
areas of instability and to indicate the authorized departure of
U.S. government employees' families has been lifted.
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