▁capture ▁of ▁several ▁J NA ▁dep ots ▁and ▁bar ra cks ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁September . ▁The ▁remaining ▁bar ra cks ▁were ▁captured ▁by ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁exp ulsion ▁of ▁the ▁J NA ▁and ▁Ser bian ▁Guard ▁forces ▁from ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁The ▁battle ▁followed ▁es cal ating ▁eth nic ▁t ensions ▁in ▁the ▁L ika ▁region , ▁including ▁attacks ▁on ▁Cro at ian ▁civ ili ans ▁in ▁Lov in ac , ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁a ▁Cro at ian ▁police ▁check point ▁in ▁Ž uta ▁Lok va , ▁and ▁sk irm ishes ▁at ▁the ▁Pl it vice ▁L akes ▁and ▁the ▁L jub ovo ▁Pass ▁on ▁the ▁G os pi ć – Pl it vi čka ▁Je z era ▁road . ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁saw ▁further ▁d eter ior ation ▁of ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁resulting ▁in ▁war ▁cr imes ▁against ▁Ser bs ▁and ▁Cro ats ▁in ▁the ▁G os pi ć ▁and ▁Š iro ka ▁K ula ▁mass ac res . ▁Fight ing ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁remained ▁dead locked , ▁with ▁little ▁to ▁no ▁territorial ▁g ains ▁to ▁either ▁side , ▁until ▁a ▁last ing ▁ce ase fire ▁was ▁called ▁with ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁Sar aje vo ▁Ag re ement ▁of ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁an ▁ins urre ction ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Cro atia ▁cent red ▁on ▁the ▁pre domin antly ▁Ser