Croatia celebrates 1995 blitz; Serbia calls it Nazi policy

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Croatia celebrates 1995 blitz; Serbia calls it Nazi policy

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia on Sunday celebrated a 1995 military offensive in which its troops retook territory held by rebel Serbs, while Serbia's president compared the attack known as Operation Storm to the policies of Nazi Germany.

Top officials attended a ceremony in the former rebel stronghold of Knin to mark the victory's anniversary, hailing the offensive as a flawless military action that ended Croatia's war for independence and reunited its lands.

U.S. and Israeli military envoys were among the guests attending the event, while Israeli jets joined Croat air forces in a fly-by, Croatia's defense ministry said.

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