Sicela udale umugqa wesikhathi wokungenelela kwe-NATO eBosnia naseHerzegovina, ngokusekelwe esigabeni esinikeziwe.
Context:Impi yaseBosnia yaqala ngo-1992, ngenxa yokuhlukana kweYugoslavia. Ukuwohloka kwesimo kwaholela ku-United Nations Security Council Resolution 816 ngomhlaka 9 Okthoba 1992, eyalela indawo yokungaphazanyiswa kwezindiza enkabeni yeBosnia neHerzegovina, i-NATO eyaqala ukuphoqelela ngo-12 Ephreli 1993 nge-Operation Deny Flight. Kusukela ngoJuni 1993 kuya ku-October 1996, i-Operation Sharp Guard yengeze ukuphoqelelwa kwezikhali zasolwandle kanye nezijeziso zezomnotho ngokumelene neFederal Republic of Yugoslavia. NgoFebruary 28, 1994, i - NATO yathatha isinyathelo sayo sokuqala sesikhathi sempi ngokudubula izindiza ezine zamaSerb aseBosnia ezaziphula indawo yokungaphaphami.  Ngo-10 nango-11 Ephreli 1994, i-United Nations Protection Force yabiza ukuhlaselwa emoyeni ukuvikela indawo ephephile yaseGoražde, okwaholela ekuqhunyisweni kwamabhomu kwesikhungo sempi samabutho amaSerb aseBosnia eduzane naseGoražde yizindiza ezimbili zase-US F-16 ezisebenza ngaphansi kokuqondiswa kwe-NATO. Ephendula, amaSerb athatha izisebenzi ze-UN ezingu-150 njengeziboshwa ngo-April 14. Ngo - April 16 i - Sea Harrier yaseBrithani yadutshulwa i - Goražde ngamabutho aseSerbia.  Ngo-August 1995, umkhankaso wamabhomu we-NATO owathatha amasonto amabili, i-Operation Deliberate Force, waqala ngokumelene ne-Army of the Republika Srpska, ngemva kokuqothulwa kwesizwe eSrebrenica. Ukuhlasela kwezindiza okwengeziwe kwe - NATO kwasiza ekuqedeni izimpi zaseYugoslavia, okwaholela eSivumelwaneni saseDayton ngo - November 1995. Njengengxenye yalesi sivumelwano, i-NATO yathumela amandla okugcina ukuthula agunyazwe yi-UN, ngaphansi kwe-Operation Joint Endeavor, ebizwa nge-IFOR. Cishe amabutho angu - 60 000 e - NATO ahlanganiswa amabutho avela emazweni angekho e - NATO kulenkonzo yokulondoloza ukuthula. Lokhu kwaguqulwa kwaba yi-SFOR encane, eyaqala ngamasosha angama-32,000 ekuqaleni futhi yaqala ngoDisemba 1996 kwaze kwaba nguDisemba 2004, lapho imisebenzi yadluliselwa ku-European Union Force Althea. Elandela isibonelo samazwe angamalungu ayo, i - NATO yaqala ukunikeza indondo yenkonzo, i - NATO Medal, ngenxa yalezi zenzo.
-- 1992: Impi yaseBosnia iyaqala. - Okthoba 9, 1992: IZizwe Ezihlangene zimemezela indawo yokungandiza phezu kweBosnia neHerzegovina emaphakathi. - April 12th, 1993: I-Operation Deny Flight iqala, futhi iphoqelelwa yi-NATO ukuphoqelela indawo yokungakwazi ukundiza phezu kweBosnia neHerzegovina. - Juni 1993: I-Operation Sharp Guard iqala, futhi iphoqelelwa yi-NATO ukuphoqelela ukuvinjelwa kwezilwandle kanye nezijeziso ngokumelene neYugoslavia. - February 28, 1994: I - NATO ithatha isinyathelo sayo sokuqala sesikhathi sempi ngokudiliza izindiza ezine zamaSerb aseBosnia eziphula indawo enqatshelwe ukundiza. -- Ngo-April 10 no-11, 1994: I-NATO iqondisa ukuhlaselwa ngamabhomu kwesigodlo sempi samaSerb aseBosnia eduze kwaseGoražde. - April 14, 1994: AmaSerb athatha izisebenzi ze-UN ezingu-150 njengeziboshwa, ukuze aziphindiselele ngokuqhunyiswa kwamabhomu esikhungweni esiphambili ezinsukwini ezintathu ngaphambili. - April 16, 1994: Amabutho aseSerbia adubula umkhumbi waseBrithani i-Sea Harrier ngenhla kweGoražde. - Agasti 1995: I-Operation Deliberate Force iqala, futhi iphoqelelwa yi-NATO ukuba yenze umkhankaso wamabhomu wamasonto amabili ngokumelene neButho laseRepublika Srpska. - Novemba 1995: Kwenziwa iSivumelwano SaseDayton, okuqeda izimpi zaseYugoslavia. Lokhu kuphumela ku-Operation Joint Endeavor, futhi kuphoqelelwa yi-NATO ukuthi ithumele ibutho lokugcina ukuthula elibizwa nge-IFOR. - Disemba 1996: i-IFOR iguqulwa ibe ibutho elincane elibizwa nge-SFOR, ekuqaleni elinabasebenzi abangu-32 000. - Disemba 2004: Imisebenzi yokulondoloza ukuthula idluliselwa e-European Union Force Althea.