▁second ▁time . ▁ ▁Ar med ▁fighting ▁ 1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁V ance – O wen ▁peace ▁plan ▁offered . ▁Under ▁pressure ▁from ▁S lob od an ▁Mil o še vić , ▁Kar ad zi ć ▁signs ▁the ▁plan , ▁but ▁after ▁a ▁vote ▁in ▁assembly ▁of ▁Bos n ian ▁Ser bs ▁he ▁withdraw s ▁his ▁signature . ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Fight ing ▁begins ▁between ▁Bos nia ks ▁and ▁Cro ats . ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁O wen - St ol ten berg ▁peace ▁plan ▁offered . ▁Ref used ▁by ▁I zet beg ović ▁in ▁August . ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Fight ing ▁begins ▁in ▁the ▁Bi ha ć ▁region ▁between ▁Bos n ian ▁government ▁and ▁Bos nia ks ▁loyal ▁to ▁F ik ret ▁Ab di ć . ▁It ▁last s ▁until ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Peace ▁treat y ▁between ▁Bos nia ks ▁and ▁Cro ats ▁is ▁signed ▁( W ashington ▁Ag re ement ), ▁arbitr ated ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁February – Oct ober ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Contact ▁Group ▁( U . S ., ▁Russia , ▁France , ▁Britain , ▁and ▁Germany ) ▁made ▁steady ▁progress ▁towards ▁a ▁negoti ated ▁settlement ▁of ▁the ▁conflict ▁in ▁Bos nia , ▁but ▁no ▁agreement ▁was ▁reached . ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Ser bia ▁clos es ▁border ▁with ▁Bos n ian ▁Ser b