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38966which involved the military and police, the unit took part in mopping up the terrain fromremaining Chetnik groups. 2642614. A log of the Special Police during Operation Storm recounts activities andmovements between 2 August 1995 and 7 August 1995. 2643 At 4:40 a.m. on 4 August1995, Markač confirmed the order to attack which was then signalled at 5 a.m. 2644 By 10a.m. on that day, Mali Alan, Lovinac municipality, had been surrounded and wassubsequently liberated by Special Police units at 1 p.m. 2645 At 8 p.m. on 4 August 1995,all members who had reached new locations in the area of Gračac and Gospić wereordered to carry out fortifications of their positions. 2646 On 5 August 1995, at 5 a.m. theorder to continue action was given while logistics were relocated to Mali Alan. 2647 At9:30 a.m. on that day, Markač ordered that Gračac be taken and after completion of thisactivity the forward command post was relocated to Gračac. 2648 The following day, 6August 1995, the Internal Control Special Police Sector Chief received an order fromMarkač not to cross over the road near Otrić, Gračac municipality, at 12:20 p.m. As of1:50 p.m. on 7 August 1995, Donji Lapac had been liberated. 2649 Following thisliberation, the Special Police and the HV linked up in Otrić. 2650615. At the beginning of Operation Storm, the Special Police unit of the Split-Dalmatia administration was advancing toward the area of Mali Alan. The unit’sobjective was to disable the actions of enemy artillery which proved challenging due tofortified enemy positions. Several members of the unit were killed in the early stages.As enemy positions were penetrated and neutralized, the unit encountered bunkers withweapons left by fleeing soldiers. 2651 Continuing beyond Mali Alan, the unit wasinvolved in a fierce skirmish with an enemy group at Čuljeti. With night falling at thispoint, the unit linked up with the Zadar Special Police unit on their right flank andestablished flexible defensive positions until morning. The following day, a smallportion of the unit entered the city of Gračac while the larger remainder stayed at higher2642 P2382 (Extract from record of Operation Storm related to Osijek–Baranja Special Police unit), p. 2.2643 P2385 (Log of Special Police activities during Operation Storm), pp. 1-9.2644 P2385 (Log of Special Police activities during Operation Storm), p. 1.2645 P2385 (Log of Special Police activities during Operation Storm), pp. 2-3.2646 P2385 (Log of Special Police activities during Operation Storm), p. 5.2647 P2385 (Log of Special Police activities during Operation Storm), p. 6.2648 P2385 (Log of Special Police activities during Operation Storm), p. 7.2649 P2385 (Log of Special Police activities during Operation Storm), p. 8.2650 P2385 (Log of Special Police activities during Operation Storm), p. 9.2651 P2383 (Extract from record of Operation Storm related to Split-Dalmatia Special Police unit), p. 1.349Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `