The Army of Republika Srpska, commonly referred to in English as the Bosnian Serb Army, was the military of Republika Srpska (RS), the self-proclaimed Serb secessionist republic, a territory within the newly independent Bosnia and Herzegovina, which it defied. Active during the Bosnian War (1992–95), it continued to exist as the armed forces of RS, one of two entities making up Bosnia and Herzegovina, until 2006 when it was integrated into the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Forces of the VRS engaged in a number of campaigns including Operation Corridor 92, Operation Vrbas '92, Operation Bura, Operation Spider and the army also perpetrated the siege of Sarajevo from 1992 to 1995 and the Srebrenica massacre in 1995.
Republika Srpska is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the north and east of the country. Its largest city and administrative centre is Banja Luka, lying on the Vrbas river.
Bijeljina is a city in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the provincial center of Semberija, a geographic region in the country's northeast. As of 2013, it has a population of 107,715 inhabitants. Bijeljina was designated European city of sport.
Sokolac is a municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 12,021 inhabitants, while the town of Sokolac has a population of 5,919 inhabitants.
Lopare is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the Majevica region. As of 2013, the town has a population of 2,709 inhabitants, while the municipality has 15,357 inhabitants.
Ugljevik is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 15,710 inhabitants, while the town of Ugljevik has a population of 4,155 inhabitants.
The First League of the Republika Srpska is a second level football competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Mladen Žižović is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Sloboda Tuzla.
Fudbalski klub Radnik Bijeljina is a professional association football club based in the city of Bijeljina that is situated in northeast Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays its home matches on the Bijeljina City Stadium, which has a capacity of 6,000 seats. The name Radnik means worker.
Košarkaški klub Radnik, currently known as Radnik Elvaco MetPro due to sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional basketball club based in Bijeljina, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are currently competing in the First League of R Srpska.
Slobomir P University (SPU) is a private university located in Slobomir, near the city of Bijeljina, in the Republika Srpska part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was founded by Slobodan Pavlović, founder of Slobomir.
Police of Republika Srpska is the executive and operative agency of the Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska. It is headquartered in Banja Luka. The mission of the police is the protection of the Constitution of Republika Srpska, security, protection of citizens, and their rights.
The Bijeljina massacre involved the killing of civilians by Serb paramilitary groups in Bijeljina on 1–2 April 1992 during the dawn of the Bosnian War. The majority of those killed were Bosniaks. Members of other ethnicities were also killed, such as Serbs deemed disloyal by the local authorities. The killing was committed by a local paramilitary group known as Mirko's Chetniks and by the Serb Volunteer Guard, a Serbia-based paramilitary group led by Željko Ražnatović. The SDG were under the command of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), which was controlled by Serbian President Slobodan Milošević.
The University of East Sarajevo is a public university located in Lukavica, East Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
University Sinergija is a private university located in Bijeljina, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Fudbalski klub Mladost Velika Obarska is a football club from the village of Velika Obarska, in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Vasilije Kačavenda is a retired Serbian Orthodox bishop and a former government minister from Bosnia and Herzegovina who served as the head of the Eparchy of Zvornik and Tuzla until his dismissal in 2013 due to a torrent of sex with an underage boy abuse claims.
Ljubiša "Mauzer" Savić was a Bosnian Serb paramilitary commander during the Bosnian War and a post-war politician. He led the Garda Panteri during the war.
Mićo Mićić was a Bosnian Serb politician, mayor of Bijeljina for 16 years from 2004 until 2020 and a Republika Srpska entity minister.
