Could he make his way north to Croatia, where fighting had broken out between Croatian militias and the Yugoslav army?

Croatian militias now grab their own chunks of Bosnian territory.

Hastily organized Croatian militias struggled against the Serbs and the country saw savage fighting that left some 10,000 dead.

Reports from the city gave no indication that the 1,500 or so members of the Croatian militia offered any resistance.

The Croatian militia was formed to defend Croats against the feared Muslim assault.

Many have been set up by Croatian or Muslim militias to extort money from refugees.

Other Muslims said they heard that the Croatian militia was using the monastery to store weapons.

Croatians Were There On one side are two rival Croatian militias.

The capture of Kupres marks a new high point in military cooperation between the army and the Croatian militia.