Jahorina

During the Bosnian War, the Republika Srpska used Jahorina as a military base during their 3-year long siege of Sarajevo.{{Cite web|date=2021-11-02|title=Bosnia is in danger of breaking up, warns top international official|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/02/bosnia-is-in-danger-of-breaking-up-warns-eus-top-official-in-the-state|access-date=2021-11-28|website=the Guardian|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-10-22|title=Bosnian Serb police drill seen as separatist 'provocation'|url=https://apnews.com/article/europe-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-sarajevo-90c9d5a395026947ec7383bc2a49b649|access-date=2021-11-28|website=AP News|language=en}} The Special Police Brigade established a "special police training centre" on the area's grounds. Many of the Jahorina Centre's officers were later arrested for their involvement in the Srebrenica massacre,{{Cite news|date=2010-11-15|title=Bosnia police arrests Srebrenica genocide suspect|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52921220101115|access-date=2021-11-28}}{{Cite news|date=2012-05-25|title=Bosnian Serbs jailed for Srebrenica warehouse killings|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/oukwd-uk-bosnia-srebrenica-verdict-idAFBRE84O0QW20120525|access-date=2021-11-28}} especially during one of the massacre's last phases, the Kravica massacre.{{Cite web|date=2012-07-10|title=Srebrenica – Center from Jahorina: Bullets and Dust Left All in Darkness|url=https://detektor.ba/2012/07/11/srebrenica-center-from-jahorina-bullets-and-dust-left-all-in-darkness/?lang=en|access-date=2021-11-28|website=Detektor|language=en-US}}

In 2021, Bosnian Serb political leader, Milorad Dodik, was reported to have carried out "anti-terrorism" drills in the area on behalf of the Republika Srpska, sparking controversy. Critics accused Dodik of threatening Bosnia's stability, while his supporters argued it was legal. The operation occurred during a political crisis in Bosnia, leading to Dodik responding that the blueprint for the drills had begun years earlier, claiming it had nothing to do with Bosnia's political tensions.

The Jahorina ski resort is situated on the slopes of Jahorina. It is the largest and the most popular ski resort in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a destination for alpine skiing, snowboarding, hiking, and sledding.{{cite web | title=Olympic Mountains: Jahorina | website=Sarajevska sehara | date=2020-01-19 | url=https://sarajevskasehara.com/2020/01/olympic-mountains-jahorina/ | language=hr | access-date=2022-12-28}}

Jahorina was an area of major strategic importance during the Bosnian war. Some areas of the mountain, including areas near the resort, still contain land mines.Vorhees, Mara. 2009. Eastern Europe. Footscray, Victoria: Lonely Planet, p. 119. However, most of the minefields are located at the southern side of the mountain, while the resort is on the north side. Extensive de-mining activities have taken place after the war.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} Skiing in borders of Jahorina ski resort is safe from minesDydyński, Krzysztof, & Steve Fallon. 1999. Eastern Europe. Footscray, Victoria: Lonely Planet, p. 130. and out-of-bounds areas are marked by skull-and-crossbones signs.{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-dec-14-tr-bosnia14-story.html | last=Frick-Wright | first=Peter | title=Bosnia's Back in the Snow Biz | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | date=14 December 2008 }} Some off-course slopes were mined during the war and many remain risky.{{cite news| url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/10/28/olympics-sarajevo-winter-games-venues-crumble-into-oblivion/ | title=Olympics-Sarajevo Winter Games Venues Crumble into Oblivion | newspaper=Chicago Tribune | date=28 October 2013 }} On October 30, 2011, a Slovenian paraglider was critically injured on Mount Jahorina when he landed in a minefield by mistake.[http://www.siol.net/novice/crna_kronika/2011/10/padalca_jahorina.aspx Slovenian paragliders land in mine field] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010119/http://www.siol.net/novice/crna_kronika/2011/10/padalca_jahorina.aspx |date=2016-03-05 }} {{in lang|sl}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.euforbih.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1935:eufor-rescued-four-slovenian-paragliders-from-mine-field&catid=182:local-community-involvement&Itemid=150 |title=EUFOR rescued four Slovenian paragliders from mine field |access-date=2014-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214161824/http://www.euforbih.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1935:eufor-rescued-four-slovenian-paragliders-from-mine-field&catid=182:local-community-involvement&Itemid=150 |archive-date=2013-12-14 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web| url=http://www.24ur.com/novice/slovenija/simon-vogrinec-ki-je-zaradi-mine-izgubil-obe-nogi-zivim-celostno-in-kakovostno-zivljenje.html | last=Lambergar | first=Vesna | title=Simon Vogrinec, ki je zaradi mine izgubil obe nogi: Živim celostno in kakovostno življenje | website=24ur.com | date=4 April 2015 | language=sl | access-date=16 July 2020 }}

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• {{cite book |date=February 1959 |first=Željko |last=Poljak |chapter=Jahorina |page=23 |title=Kazalo za "Hrvatski planinar" i "Naše planine" 1898—1958 |series=Naše planine |issn=0354-0650 |volume=XI |issue=1–2 |url=https://www.hps.hr/hp-arhiva/195901.pdf |language=hr}}
• {{cite magazine |date=1943 |first=Mihovil |last=Guber |title=Pustošenje planinarskih objekata u južnoj Hrvatskoj |pages=85–93 |magazine=Hrvatski planinar |issn=0354-0650 |volume=39 |issue=6–7 |url=https://www.hps.hr/hp-arhiva/194306.pdf |language=hr |trans-title=The Desolation of Mountain Objects in Southern Croatia}}

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