UNPROFOR for short. have permitted paramilitary forces to repeatedly shell the Maslenica bridge. which is the only land corridor connecting central Croatia to its southern coast. UNPROFOR in Croatia is serving as a shield for the militarization of the region and increasing the likelihood of another allout SerboCroat war when the United Nations mandate expires at the end of the month. If the mandate is renewed without change. refugees and displaced persons will not be able to return to their homes. and ethnic cleansing will once again have succeeded. Civilians living in the areas adjacent to the protected areas will continue to live under the threat of arbitrary shelling from forces within those protected areas. and drinking water and electricity will remain cut off to cities and villages in Croatia. A protected U.N. stay. under the current mandate. creates a de facto autonomous state within the internationally recognized borders of Croatia. a ministate created through borders altered by force and the forced relocations of civilian populations.
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