▁troops ▁with ▁ 1 4 , 0 0 0 ▁rif les ▁and ▁a ▁substantial ▁quantity ▁of ▁ant it ank ▁weapons , ▁more ▁than ▁sufficient ▁for ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁forces ▁to ▁match ▁the ▁J NA ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁J NA ▁bar ra cks ▁in ▁Peru š ić ▁and ▁K ani ž a ▁Bar ra cks ▁in ▁G os pi ć ▁were ▁captured ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁The ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁J NA ▁g arrison ▁in ▁G os pi ć ▁surrender ed ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September , ▁following ▁three ▁days ▁of ▁fighting ▁for ▁the ▁St ank o ▁O ps en ica ▁Bar ra cks . ▁An ▁inf antry ▁attack ▁aim ing ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁J NA ▁g arrison ▁was ▁successfully ▁rep elled ▁by ▁Cro at ian ▁forces ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁in ▁the ▁Div os elo ▁area , ▁where ▁Bo ž ović ▁was ▁killed . ▁After ▁the ▁city ▁centre ▁became ▁relatively ▁secure , ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁forces ▁extended ▁their ▁off ensive , ▁capt uring ▁the ▁Jas ik ov ac ▁Bar ra cks ▁and ▁rel ieving ▁two ▁Cro at ian - h eld ▁po ckets ▁in ▁villages ▁of ▁Rib nik ▁and ▁Bil aj ▁by ▁ 2 0 ▁September . ▁As ▁the ▁J NA ▁surrender ed , ▁the ▁Ser b ▁forces ▁retre ated ▁from ▁the ▁eastern ▁parts ▁of ▁G os pi ć ▁to ▁a ▁line ▁ ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁Med ak , ▁as ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁forces ▁completed ▁mo pping ▁up ▁in ▁G os pi ć ▁by ▁ 2 2