| Conflict: | Capture of Međeđa region |
| Place: | Međeđa, Kaoštice and Ustiprača |
| Date: | 26 May – 4 June 1993 |
| Result: | Army of Republika Srpska victory |
| Combatant1: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Combatant2: | Republika Srpska |
| Commander1: | Ferid Buljubasić |
| Commander2: | Dragiša Masal Milenko Lazić |
| Partof: | the Bosnian War |
| Strength1: | Unknown |
| Strength2: | Unknown |
| Casualties1: | Unknown |
| Casualties2: | Unknown |
The Capture of Međeđa region was carried out by the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS), Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) during the Bosnian War.
The fighting in the Goražde-Višegrad area during 1993 began in January when the Bosnian Army renewed the offensive it had broken off in 1992. On 12 January, a force of approximately two brigades of ARBiH troops from Ferid Buljubusić’s East Bosnian Operational Group attacked toward Višegrad and Rudo. In fighting over the next ten days, Muslim forces edged forward in the direction of Rudo before the VRS 4th Podrinje (Rudo) Light Infantry Brigade halted the attack near the villages of Strmica and Strgicina. The Muslims were also able to infiltrate a sabotage team into Serbia, but VJ border guards intercepted and destroyed the unit on 23 January. VRS counter-attacks in late January gained minimal ground and the frontline remained roughly where it was before the ARBiH attack.[1]
Three months later, the VRS Drina Corps shifted over to the attack as part of the strategic offensive to clear the Drina valley. The first operation came in early April, during the Srebrenica campaign, when Colonel Dragiša Masal’s Tactical Group “Višegrad”’ tried to take the Muslim-held salient southwest of Višegrad. The attack began on about 4 April along the frontline north of the village of Međeđa. Almost three weeks of fighting gained the Serbs virtually nothing.
Determined to wipe out the Muslim-held salient, the VRS at the end of May brought in more troops that may have included some VJ elements.“ The principal reinforcement was the Main Staff’s 1st Guards Motorized Brigade under Colonel Milenko Lazić. TG “Višegrad” kicked off the new operation on 26 May. Troops from the 1st, 2nd, and 5th Podrinje Light Infantry Brigades, probably spearheaded by elements of the 1st Guards, hammered the ARBiH 1st Rogatica and 1st Višegrad Brigades. Within two days the Serbs had breached Muslim defenses southeast of Rogatica, and by 31 May had seized Međeđa and entered the outskirts of Ustiprača, having advanced more than 15 kilometers from the old frontline near Višegrad. By 4 June, the VRS had consolidated its gains along a new frontline that ran along the Prača River from Ustiprača to 5 kilometers southwest of Rogatica. With the destruction of the salient, captured Muslim villages were burned to the ground.
In July Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) carried out Operation Lukavica 93, commanded by the Lieutenant Ratko Mladić, against the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH). In this operation Serbs captured Trnovo, Djokin Toranj, Bjelašnica, Igman and surround the cities of Sarajevo and Goražde. After this operation, Sarajevo was fully exposed to eventual Serbian attacks. Because of this, NATO pressured the VRS to withdraw from Igman and Bjelašnica. During these negotiations, between these mountains a Demilitarized zone was called off but was never put in place.