ents ▁and ▁from ▁Ser bia . ▁The ▁International ▁C riminal ▁Trib unal ▁for ▁the ▁former ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁( I CT Y ) ▁conv icted ▁two ▁Y ug oslav ▁officers ▁for ▁their ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁sie ge ▁and ▁handed ▁a ▁third ▁over ▁to ▁Ser bia ▁for ▁pro sec ution . ▁The ▁I CT Y ▁ind ict ment ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁off ensive ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁det ach ▁the ▁Dub rov nik ▁region ▁from ▁Cro atia ▁and ▁integrate ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁Ser b - domin ated ▁state ▁through ▁an ▁un success ful ▁pro clam ation ▁of ▁the ▁Dub rov nik ▁Republic ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Mont en eg ro ▁conv icted ▁four ▁former ▁J NA ▁soldiers ▁with ▁prisoner ▁ab use ▁at ▁the ▁Mor in j ▁camp . ▁Cro atia ▁also ▁charged ▁several ▁former ▁J NA ▁or ▁Y ug oslav ▁Navy ▁officers ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁Bos n ian ▁Ser b ▁leader ▁with ▁war ▁cr imes ▁but ▁no ▁tri als ▁have ▁yet ▁resulted ▁from ▁these ▁ind ict ments . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁an ▁ins urre ction ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Cro atia , ▁cent red ▁on ▁the ▁pre domin antly ▁Ser b - pop ulated ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁Dal mat ian ▁hinter land ▁around ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Kn in , ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁L ika , ▁K ord un , ▁and ▁Ban ov ina ▁regions , ▁and ▁settlement s ▁in ▁eastern ▁Cro atia ▁with ▁significant ▁Ser b