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38926686. John Hill, Commanding Officer of the International Military Police in SectorSouth from early June 1995 to 8 December 1995, 2941 stated that on 10 August 1995 hewent into Gračac and observed that there were artillery holes in the fields leading to thetown. 2942 Hill further observed that some of the houses in the town were still burningand described the town as destroyed. 2943 He saw Croatian soldiers in Americancamouflage pattern uniforms looting alcohol and food and stealing cars. 2944 Hill statedthat there was a smell of bodies in the town but did not see any bodies. 2945687. The Trial Chamber finally received relevant evidence from various sourcesconcerning the second half of August, and September 1995. At 2:30 p.m. on 18 August1995, Steenbergen and his patrol saw approximately ten burning houses at VelikaPopina in Gračac municipality. 2946 They wanted to go to the spot, but turned backbecause they were threatened by some 20 regular HV soldiers in camouflage uniformwho banged the UNMO vehicle with their rifle-butts and showed their handgrenades. 2947 Steenbergen testified that almost immediately after Operation Storm,check-points were established that monitored all entry and exit routes into Gračac. Thecheck-points in Gračac were initially manned by Special Police Forces and later on bynormal police with Kalashnikovs, and the check-points at Otrić were manned by regularHV troops. 2948 According to a UNCIVPOL weekly report, dated 27 August 1995, 170out of 200 buildings in Gračac had been destroyed. 2949 At 12:57 p.m. on 27 August1995, UNMO observed a burning house in Gračac. 2950 On 28 August 1995, Civilian2941 P291 (John Hill, witness statement, 23 August 1996), p. 2; P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21January 1998), pp. 3, 93; P293 (John Hill, witness statement, 2 November 1999), p. 3.2942 P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21 January 1998), pp. 58, 61; John Hill, T. 3772, 3782-3784,3887-3888; P301 (UNCRO Military Police report 4-7 August 1995), p. 5; P307 (Map of routes taken byJohn Hill on his travels after Operation Storm); D274 (John Hill’s diary, entries from 5-13 August 1995),pp. 5-6.2943 P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21 January 1998), pp. 3, 61-62; John Hill, T. 3772, 3780-3781,3887-3888, 3895-3897; P306 (Report by John Hill on HV activities from 4-11 August 1995), p. 2; D274(John Hill’s diary, entries from 5-13 August 1995), p. 6.2944 P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21 January 1998), pp. 61-62; John Hill, T. 3772, 3889; D274(John Hill’s diary, entries from 5-13 August 1995), p. 6.2945 P292 (John Hill, witness statement, 21 January 1998), pp. 3, 61-62; John Hill, T. 3772, 3780-3781,3887-3888, 3895-3897; P306 (Report by John Hill on HV activities from 4-11 August 1995), p. 2; D274(John Hill’s diary, entries from 5-13 August 1995), p. 6.2946 Herman Steenbergen, T. 5427-5429; P541 (UNMO Team Gračac human rights violations list), p. 2;2947 P516 (Herman Steenbergen, witness statement, 18 July 2007), para. 42; P517 (Herman Steenbergen,witness statement, 18 September 2007), para. 19; Herman Steenbergen, T. 5426-5429; P541 (UNMOTeam Gračac human rights violations list), p. 2.2948 P516 (Herman Steenbergen, witness statement, 18 July 2007), para. 62; Herman Steenbergen, T.5471.2949 P230 (UNCIVPOL weekly report 21-26 August 1995, 27 August 1995), p. 5.2950 P129 (UNMO Sector South daily situation report, 7 p.m., 27 August 1995), p. 4.389Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `