▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁TO ▁and ▁Ra ž nat ović ▁on ▁ 4 ▁October . ▁The ▁bodies ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims ▁were ▁then ▁dump ed ▁in ▁the ▁Dan ube ▁River . ▁At ▁least ▁ 1 3 5 ▁Cro at ▁and ▁non - Ser b ▁civ ili ans ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁this ▁region ▁by ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁J NA ▁captured ▁V uk ov ar , ▁it ▁transferred ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁the ▁det ention ▁facility ▁in ▁Dal j ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁November . ▁The ▁transfer ▁occurred ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁a ▁request ▁by ▁Gor an ▁Had ž ić , ▁political ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁SA O ▁S B WS . ▁Those ▁sus pected ▁of ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁fighting ▁were ▁inter rog ated ▁and ▁tort ured , ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 5 ▁were ▁executed . ▁ ▁The ▁SA O ▁K raj ina ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ser bian ▁K raj ina ▁( RS K ) ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁December , ▁and ▁the ▁SA O ▁S B WS ▁formally ▁joined ▁the ▁R SK ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁After ▁the ▁mer ger , ▁Had ž ić , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁SA O ▁S B WS ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁assumed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁R SK . ▁The ▁events ▁of ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁were ▁extens