5 ▁Cro at ian ▁National ▁Guard ▁( Z bor ▁narod ne ▁gar de ▁– ▁Z NG ) ▁troops ▁and ▁four ▁civil ▁def enc emen ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁def ending ▁the ▁police ▁station ▁and ▁water ▁supply ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁While ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁polic emen ▁and ▁the ▁Z NG ▁troops ▁died ▁in ▁combat , ▁those ▁who ▁surrender ed ▁were ▁killed ▁after ▁they ▁became ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war . ▁They ▁tried ▁to ▁fight ▁off ▁an ▁attack ▁by ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁Ser b ▁SA O ▁Eastern ▁S lav onia , ▁Bar anja ▁and ▁Western ▁Sy rm ia ▁( SA O ▁S B WS ) ▁Territ orial ▁Def ence ▁Forces , ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁People ' s ▁Army ▁( J ug oslov enska ▁Narod na ▁Arm ija ▁– ▁J NA ) ▁and ▁the ▁Ser b ▁Vol unte er ▁Guard ▁par amil itar ies . ▁The ▁SA O ▁S B WS ▁was ▁declared ▁an ▁autonom ous ▁territory ▁in ▁eastern ▁Cro atia ▁following ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Bor ovo ▁S elo ▁just ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Dal j . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁attack , ▁the ▁non - Ser b ▁civil ian ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁was ▁per sec uted . ▁They ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁fle e ▁their ▁homes , ▁as ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁imprison ed , ▁phys ically ▁ab used ▁or ▁killed ▁if ▁they ▁did ▁not . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁International ▁C riminal ▁Trib unal ▁for ▁the ▁former ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁( I CT Y ) ▁charged