▁There ▁are ▁conflic ting ▁reports ▁as ▁to ▁how ▁the ▁fighting ▁started ▁and ▁what ▁caused ▁it ; ▁a ▁bomb ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁Muslim ▁owned ▁hotel ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁headquarters ▁or ▁an ▁all - out ▁attack ▁by ▁AR Bi H ▁forces ▁on ▁H VO ▁positions . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁the ▁H VO ▁demanded ▁that ▁the ▁AR Bi H ▁in ▁G orn ji ▁V ak uf ▁sub ordinate ▁its ▁troops ▁to ▁the ▁H VO , ▁which ▁was ▁rejected . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁the ▁H VO ▁attacked ▁AR Bi H ▁positions ▁in ▁G orn ji ▁V ak uf . ▁ ▁Att ack ▁on ▁Du š a ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁the ▁H VO ▁attacked ▁the ▁AR Bi H ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Du š a , ▁G orn ji ▁V ak uf . ▁C iv ili ans , ▁including ▁elder ly ▁people , ▁women ▁and ▁children , ▁took ▁shelter ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁En ver ▁Š lj ivo ▁during ▁the ▁combat . ▁During ▁the ▁attack , ▁the ▁H VO ▁art illery ▁fired ▁several ▁shell s ▁from ▁a ▁nearby ▁village , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁hit ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁En ver ▁Š vil jo ▁and ▁killed ▁ 7 ▁civ ili ans , ▁including ▁three ▁children , ▁three ▁women , ▁and ▁an ▁older ▁man ▁who ▁died ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁w ounds . ▁Many ▁Bos nia k ▁houses ▁were ▁dam aged ▁from ▁the ▁shell ing . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁AR Bi H ▁surrender ed , ▁the ▁women