▁H Q ▁S re br en ica ▁Ar med ▁Forces . ▁Ori ć ▁remained ▁the ▁commander . ▁Ori ć ' s ▁command ▁was ▁further ▁extended ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁J oint ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁of ▁the ▁Sub - Region ▁S re br en ica ▁in ▁early ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Now ▁his ▁command ▁en comp ass ed ▁the ▁ge ographical ▁regions ▁of ▁several ▁municipal ities : ▁S re br en ica , ▁Br at un ac , ▁V las en ica ▁and ▁Z v orn ik ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Bos nia . ▁Ori ć ▁received ▁a ▁Cert ificate ▁of ▁Mer it ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁On ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁all ▁units ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Ori ć ▁were ▁named ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Oper ative ▁Group ▁S re br en ica ▁H Q , ▁ 2 nd ▁( T uz la ) ▁Corps ▁of ▁the ▁AB i H . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Ori ć ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Brig ad ier , ▁and ▁som etime ▁before ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁March ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁" G old en ▁L ily ", ▁the ▁highest ▁award ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Command ▁of ▁the ▁AR Bi H . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Oper ative ▁Group ▁S re br en ica ▁H Q ▁was ▁renamed