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39002mines. 2368 Berikoff stated that about 90 per cent of the houses along the road betweenKnin and Drniš were destroyed. 2369 At the entrance of Drniš, they were stopped at alarge check-point by Croatian military police, who made a phone call. Berikoff and hiscompanions showed them the letter from Čermak, which did not seem to make animpression on them. Then they said that Major Ivan Jurić had also given thempermission to travel, upon which a military policeman made another phone call andallowed them to proceed. 2370539. Berikoff wrote that on 13 August 1995 he and others went to Raštević, in Polačamunicipality, and that things were still burning everywhere. 2371 On 14 August 1995, inthe morning, Captain Dangerfield, Sergeant Green and Berikoff travelled to Strmicawhere HV soldiers, Croatian civil police and persons in grey cover-all uniforms refusedthem entry into Strmica due to ongoing fighting in the area. 2372 In the afternoon, theymanaged to enter Strmica and reach the UN observation post, which was occupied byapproximately 20-25 heavily armed HV soldiers. 2373 Berikoff stated that at least tenhouses were destroyed on the road between Knin and Strmica, and further houses weredamaged or destroyed in Strmica, although he did not reach the centre of the village. 2374He testified that this destruction was recent, after the beginning of Operation Storm, andcould have been caused by shelling, although he never witnessed any shelling into theStrmica area. 2375 Berikoff wrote that there were a lot of soldiers and persons in greycover-all uniforms in Strmica. 2376 He also wrote that, while accompanying General2368 D284 (Philip Berikoff, witness statement, 26-27 May 1997), pp. 37, 40.2369 D284 (Philip Berikoff, witness statement, 26-27 May 1997), p. 46; P742 (Report by Berikoff onDestruction in Sector South, 22 November 1995), para. 2 (c).2370 D284 (Philip Berikoff, witness statement, 26-27 May 1997), p. 40.2371 D284 (Philip Berikoff, witness statement, 26-27 May 1997), p. 63; P748 (Berikoff’s daily journal, 17July – 6 September 1995), p. 12; P749 (Photos), pp. 2, 36-38.2372 P740 (Philip Berikoff, witness statement, 21 May 1997), para. 2 (t); D284 (Philip Berikoff, witnessstatement, 26-27 May 1997), p. 41; D735 (Philip Berikoff, witness statement, 30 August 2008), p. 2;Philip Berikoff, T. 7590, 7699, 7835, 7838; P748 (Berikoff’s daily journal, 17 July – 6 September 1995),p. 12.2373 P740 (Philip Berikoff, witness statement, 21 May 1997), para. 2 (t); D284 (Philip Berikoff, witnessstatement, 26-27 May 1997), p. 41; P748 (Berikoff’s daily journal, 17 July – 6 September 1995), p. 12.2374 D284 (Philip Berikoff, witness statement, 26-27 May 1997), p. 46; P742 (Report by Berikoff onDestruction in Sector South, 22 November 1995), para. 2 (b).2375 Philip Berikoff, T. 7673; P744 (Report by Robert Williams on the situation in Sector South between 8July and 18 August 1995), p. 7.2376 D735 (Philip Berikoff, witness statement, 30 August 2008), p. 2; Philip Berikoff, T. 7590, 7835,7838; P748 (Berikoff’s daily journal, 17 July – 6 September 1995), p. 12.313Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `