US Shows Support for Bosnia Amid Serb Separatist Threats

American F16 Jets Fly Over Bosnia on Eve of Controversial Serb Nationalist Parade

Two US F16 fighter jets flew over Bosnia in a joint training exercise with Bosnian forces, demonstrating the US commitment to Bosnia's territorial integrity amid secessionist activity.
The flights occurred on the eve of a nationalist parade planned by Serb separatists, marking the 32nd anniversary of the proclamation of Republika Srpska as a breakaway state.
The parade, involving paramilitary forces, has been banned by Bosnia's constitutional court as discriminatory against non-Serbs.
Republika Srpska's president, Milorad Dodik, who is backed by Russia, has defied sanctions and repeatedly threatened to split the Serb-run half from the rest of Bosnia.
Dodik's government plans to hold a celebration of a controversial national holiday that Bosnia's top court has declared unlawful.