In the early morning of 16 April 1993 at about 5:45 to 6:00 a.m. Bosniak areas of Vitez and Krušćica were attacked by Croat artillery , which increased during the morning and included mortar fire of various calibre . It was the first coordinated offensive in the area with attacks happening simultaneously up and down the valley . According to professional military opinion of a British colonel , the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina had been taken by surprise . HVO soldiers in camouflage uniforms entered the streets of Vitez , arresting Bosniaks and killing them in their apartments . The prominent Bosniaks of the town were arrested . Anto Breljaš , a former member of the Vitezovi Unit , said that the Viteška Brigade of HVO and the Vitezovi attacked Stari Vitez but the Vitezovi did not take part in the Ahmići massacre as a unit , although one or two individuals may have done so
Ahmići massacre
Ahmići massacre
Lašva Valley ethnic cleansing