▁M lad ić ▁launched ▁a ▁full - scale ▁off ensive ▁against ▁S re br en ica . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁safe ▁haven ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁while ▁fighting ▁between ▁Ser b ▁forces ▁and ▁Ori ć ' s ▁units ▁in ▁S re br en ica ▁continued ▁with ▁the ▁Ser bs ▁ret aking ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁territory ▁lost ▁during ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁partially ▁dis ar med ▁" UN ▁safe ▁area " ▁was ▁ultimately ▁over run ▁by ▁the ▁Bos n ian ▁Ser b ▁Army , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁S re br en ica ▁mass acre . ▁However , ▁Ori ć , ▁along ▁with ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁command ▁staff ▁of ▁ 8 th ▁O G , ▁had ▁been ▁ev acu ated ▁by ▁hel ic opter ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁two ▁months ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁enc lave . ▁Ori ć ▁maintain s ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁leave ▁while ▁the ▁Bos n ian ▁government ▁claims ▁that ▁he ▁left ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁accord . ▁ ▁I CT Y ▁war ▁cr imes ▁trial ▁After ▁the ▁Day ton ▁Peace ▁Acc ords , ▁Ori ć ▁opened ▁a ▁fit ness ▁club ▁in ▁T uz la . ▁In ▁a ▁post - war ▁TV ▁interview , ▁he ▁stated ▁" It ' s ▁a ▁fact ▁that ▁I ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁command ers ▁in ▁S re br en ica ▁and , ▁if