STATEMENT BY DEFENCE MINISTRY OF CROATIAN REPUBLIC OF HERZEG-BOSNIA

MOSTAR, Nov 15 (Hina) - In spite of the ceasefire which was agreed at the request of the UNPROFOR British troops and through their mediation, Muslim forces fiercely attacked Sunday the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) formations, said a statement issued Monday by the Defence Ministry of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia. Muslims intensified their attacks on the battlefields of Uskoplje and Rama and in the Kiseljak area. Three HVO soldiers were wounded in Trnovo area as Muslim forces shelled the area. Muslim commando teams attempted early Monday morning to enter the Makljen area with the aim of cutting the Prozor-Gornji Vakuf road, said the statement. Four HVO soldiers were killed and six wounded on the Uskoplje front-line in yesterday's Muslim attacks. HVO formations were forced to return fire. UNPROFOR was informed Monday morning about Muslim attacks on the HVO positions and about the fact that HVO was forced to return fire because Muslim forces continued to shell and attack HVO positions. 151016 MET nov 93