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Security Council extends Bosnia peacekeeping force for another year

11 July – The United Nations Security Council today unanimously extended for another 12 months the mandate of the 13,000-strong multinational peacekeeping force in Bosnia and Herzegovina, set up in 1996 under the framework of the Dayton accords that ended fierce fighting between Serbs, Croats and Muslims.

The Council said it would to review the situation with a view to further extensions for the Stabilization Force (SFOR) "as necessary in the light of developments in the implementation of the Peace Agreement and the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina."

It stressed that "the parties shall continue to be held equally responsible" for compliance with the Dayton Peace Accord's Annex I, which contains the agreement on the military aspects of the peace settlement, and "shall be equally subject to such enforcement action by SFOR as may be necessary to ensure implementation of that Annex and the protection of SFOR."

The Council also recognized SFOR's right to "take all necessary measures to defend itself from attack or threat of attack."

In addition, it emphasized its full support for the continued role of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina in monitoring implementation of the peace agreement.

Troops committed to SFOR come from both NATO and non-NATO countries.