The Ten Day War

This was the first of the wars and is known as the Ten Day War or the War in Slovenia. It was started by the JNA after the secession (the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation) of Slovenia from the federation (of Yugoslavia) on 25 June 1991.

In the beginning, the federal government ordered the JNA to secure the border crossings in Slovenia, but the Slovenian police blockaded barracks and roads. This led to stand offs and unpremeditated fighting around the republic.

The conflict ended through negotiations on the 9th of July 1991; when Slovenia and Croatia agreed to a three month moratorium (temporary prohibition of an activity) on secession.

The JNA had completely withdrawn completely by the end of October. The JNA did not put up an argument to this as they were already preparing for the imminent war in Croatia. Serbia, which essentially controlled the army, was not too concerned about Slovenia's independence because there were no significant Serb minority in the country.

A picture showing civilians watching soldiers and tanks at the beginning of the Ten Day War in Slovenia.