Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A ranar 9 ga Maris, 1991, an gudanar da zanga-zangar adawa da Slobodan Milošević a Belgrade, amma an tura 'yan sanda da sojoji a kan tituna don dawo da tsari, inda suka kashe mutane biyu. A karshen watan Maris na shekarar 1991,
Halin da ya faru a Plitvice Lakes ya kasance daya daga cikin farkon fashewar yakin basasa a Croatia. Sojojin Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), waɗanda shugabanninsu galibi 'yan ƙabilar Serbian ne, sun nuna cewa ba sa saka hannu a yaƙi, amma da shigewar lokaci, suka ƙara saka hannu a siyasa na jihar.