Operation Rain

Operation Rain
Part of the Croatian War of Independence
Date9–13 September 1993
Location
Karlovac, Croatia
Result Croatian victory
Belligerents
Croatia Croatia Serbian Krajina
Commanders and leaders
Croatia Josip Tomačić
Croatia Tomo Medved		 SAO Krajina Unknown
Units involved

Croatian Army

  • 110th Infantry Brigade
  • 137th Brigade
Croatian Police

SAO Krajina Army of Serbian Krajina

  • Insignia of the 21st Kordun Corps 21st Kordun (Bordunski) corps
Casualties and losses
9 soldiers killed, 11 civilians Unknown

Operation Rain (Croatian: Operacija Kiša) or the Karlovac attack (Croatian: karlovački napad) was an offensive conducted by the proto-state Serbian Krajina in September 1993. The operation was launched in retaliation to Croatian Police activity in the Medak Pocket. The attack was one of the largest conducted by the Serbian Army of Krajina (SVK) against the Croatian Army and police positions in Karlovac, specifically in Turanj.

The Serbian Army of Krajina started with rocket and artillery attacks to destroy infrastructure and military positions, to cause general chaos in Karlovac. The SVK unsuccessfully attempted to seize Karlovac to gain an upper hand against Zagreb.

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