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38993visits, he did not believe that there was SVK military equipment or personnel stationedin the town itself. 2445557. On 21 August 1995, UNMO observed two houses on fire in Benkovac. 2446 At8:30 p.m. on 1 September 1995, UNMO observed three burning houses inBenkovac. 2447558. According to a report from Ante Gotovina to the Chief of the HV Main Staff,General Zvonimir Červenko, on 1 September 1995 the 134th Home Guard Regimentwas deployed in the area of Benkovačko selo, in Benkovac municipality. 2448559. Jacques Morneau, the Battalion Commander of Canbat 1 from April toSeptember 1995, 2449 testified that, immediately following the Croatian offensive inAugust 1995, throughout Canbat 1’s area of responsibility, he observed Croatiansoldiers in military uniforms and Croatian police looting livestock, cars, tractors, andfurniture from houses, and then burning the houses. 2450 Canbat 1’s headquarters was atRaštević, in Polača municipality, and its area of responsibility included Rodaljice, inLisičić municipality, Pristeg, in Stankovci municipality, Kakma, in Polača municipality,Benkovac, and stretched north up to Obrovac. 2451 About a week later, the witness sawan increased number of civilians involved in the looting and burning. 2452 The lootingand burning took place day after day for three to four weeks. 2453 The witness observedpeople looting in groups of between two and eight persons. 2454 Some houses and somevillages were completely looted and burned down, sometimes set on fire more than2445 P677 (Alun Roberts, witness statement, 28 February 2007), p. 12.2446 D93 (UNMO Sector South daily situation report, 7 p.m., 21 August 1995), pp. 2-3.2447 P137 (UNMO Sector South update situation report, 11:59 p.m., 1 September 1995), p. 2.2448 P2566 (Report from Ante Gotovina to General Zvonimir Červenko, 1 September 1995), pp. 1-2, 4.2449 P308 (Jacques Morneau, witness statement, 27 August 1996), p. 2.2450 P308 (Jacques Morneau, witness statement, 27 August 1996), pp. 3-4; P310 (Jacques Morneau,witness statement, 25 February 2008), para. 9; Jacques Morneau, T. 3939-3941, 3946-3947; P312 (Canbatmilitary intelligence section report, August 1995), p. 6; P313 (Canbat C-company report on HV attackfrom 4 to 6 August 1995), p. 9; P314 (Canbat report on Events from 4 to 7 August, 31 August 1995), p. 7;P318 (Canbat report on human rights abuses, August 1995), p. 3; P319 (Canbat video of area ofresponsibility and road towards Knin, following Operation Storm) at 00:24-00:49, 2:50-2:54, 4-4:12;P320 (Annexes to Canbat report on human rights abuses, August 1995), pp. 15, 27-28.2451 P308 (Jacques Morneau, witness statement, 27 August 1996), p. 2; P309 (Jacques Morneau, witnessstatement, 25 November 2003), para. 3; P310 (Jacques Morneau, witness statement, 25 February 2008),paras 4, 22; Jacques Morneau, T. 3924, 4010; P316 (Sketched maps of Canbat 1 area of responsibility),pp.1-3.2452 P308 (Jacques Morneau, witness statement, 27 August 1996), pp. 3-4; P310 (Jacques Morneau,witness statement, 25 February 2008), para. 9; Jacques Morneau, T. 3939-3940, 3952.2453 P308 (Jacques Morneau, witness statement, 27 August 1996), p. 4; Jacques Morneau, T. 3940-3942.2454 Jacques Morneau, T. 3946-3947.322Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `