September 16, 1995 The RBiH Army liberated Klyuch.After careful preparation, Operation SANA 95 began on September 13, 1995. exactly at 6 o'clock. Already at 6:30 am the enemy’s defense line was broken through in several places.After midnight, or more precisely at 1:10 a.m., units of the 502nd Knight Mountain Brigade entered Bosanski Petrovac, and the rest of the day was used to clear the area, eliminate and capture the defeated enemy forces. A large number of weapons, ammunition, artillery tools, logistics, military equipment and equipment were confiscated in Bosanski Petrovac.After a short rest, on September 16, an order was transmitted from the commander of the Fifth Corps, General Atif Dudakovich, to move in a forced march towards Klyuch. The units were sent in vehicles in a marching column towards Klyuch. The soldiers of the 510th Liberation Brigade headed towards this city, who fought successful battles in the direction of Begova Glava - Veliki Lyutoch - Dubovsko - Vrtoce - Bosanski Petrovac.After fierce fighting in Lanishta, in Velagichi and in Pudin Khan, at about 21:00, units of the 501st and 510th mountain rifle brigades entered Klyuch victoriously. There was no time to celebrate, since the next day early in the morning the famous 510th Mountain Infantry Brigade set out in battle formation for Sanski Most. In Donji Ramići, the Zvornička Chetnik brigade was defeated, fierce fighting also took place in the Krasulje area, and after their liberation it was Vrhpolje’s turn. The Klyuchko-San fighters returned home victorious. Sansky Most was there, right in front of them. Some time before our troops approached the Vrchpolje area, the enemy managed to mine the bridge in Vrchpolje and thereby slow down the advance of units of the 5th Corps.During the final preparations for Operation Sana 95, General Alagic was one of the members of the team that coordinated combat interaction with units of the Croatian army and the HVO. The period from September 18 to 10 is characterized by the fact that the Chetnik forces, with all available personnel, with the involvement of artillery and armored mechanized forces, constantly tried to stop the advance of units of the RBiH Army. Assembly,interacting with units of the 502nd Knight Mountain Rifle Brigade, the First Guards and 510th Divisions, on September 9 they delivered a strong blow in the direction of Banchi - Smayino Brdo - Doni Dabar - Sanski Most. The offensive operations went according to plan, the enemy was forced to retreat, and our units began the final stage of liberating the city and pursuing the enemy, whose forces were retreating in disarray. The artillerymen of the 5th Corps contributed a large share in this offensive of our forces.Fleeing from the BiH army, which was advancing towards Sanski Most, the Chetniks blew up the bridge on the Sana River between Tomina and Vrhpolje, but did not stop their furious advance. It didn't help them.Conducting constant fighting, on the evening of September 9 at about 23:30, units of the 502nd Knight Mountain Rifle Brigade and the BVP of the Fifth Corps crossed the bridge on the Sana River and entered the city center. The enemy still offered fierce resistance from the city post office, but not for long. Immediately after the liberation of the city, other units of the Fifth and Seventh Corps of the RBiH Army arrived from other directions, waging continuous battles. According to intelligence data, emergency conditions have been created for the liberation of Bosanski Novi, Prijedor, Bosanski Gradiška, Bosanski Kostajnica and Banja Luka.

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