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38812948. Tor Munkelien, an UNMO based in Knin from 14 August 1995 to 1 December1995, 3765 saw on 21 August 1995 two houses burned in Markelo, six houses burned andfive looted in Stojakovići, and about ten houses burned and 70 looted in the PlavnoValley, all in Knin municipality. 3766 Towards the end of August and beginning ofSeptember 1995, Munkelien went on patrol to the Plavno Valley, and noticed militarytrucks and vans on the road in one of the hamlets, and several armed and uniformed HVsoldiers entering and exiting houses. He observed electronic equipment in the cars,which according to the witness was looted. There were only three elderly Serbs left inthe hamlet, who told the witness that looters often came to the area. 3767 The witnesstestified that he spoke to the soldiers through his interpreter, after which the soldiers leftthe hamlet. Based on this, the witness assessed that the soldiers were looting on theirown initiative. 3768949. Maria Teresa Mauro, a UN civil affairs officer and HRAT member in theformer Sector South based in Knin from March to December 1995, 3769 visited on 4September 1995 the hamlets of Tintori, Petrovići and Cvijanovići in Plavno valley, inKnin municipality, and confirmed that residents reported that uniformed Croat soldiershad looted their property, including 20-30 sheep, as described in an HRAT report of 2-4September 1995. 3770 She confirmed that while she was in Petrovići she saw smokecoming from Cvijanovići, which they had just visited, and upon returning saw twouniformed soldiers whom she was told were from the 4th Guards Brigade, lounging nextto a burning house, and another burning house just up the hill, as described in theHRAT report of 2-4 September 1995. 3771950. In relation to Torbice, the Trial Chamber has received evidence that the HVburnt at least six houses between 15 and 18 August 1995 and that by 20 August 1995Torbice had completely burnt down. The evidence does not, however, provide a factual3765 P60 (Tor Munkelien, witness statement, 18 December 1995, co-signed by Kari Anttila), p. 1; P61(Tor Munkelien, witness statement, 10 January 2008), paras 1, 3; Tor Munkelien, T. 1514, 1546; D91(Tor Munkelien, witness statement, 4 September 1999), p. 3.3766 P61 (Tor Munkelien, witness statement, 10 January 2008), paras 23, 28; P67 (UNMO Team Podkonjereport, 27 August 1995), para. 13.3767 D91 (Tor Munkelien, witness statement, 4 September 1999), p. 2; Tor Munkelien, T. 1598-1599.3768 Tor Munkelien, T. 1598-1600.3769 P1098 (Maria Teresa Mauro, witness statement, 3 March 2000), pp. 1-2; P1099 (Maria Teresa Mauro,witness statement, 6 February 2008), p. 1, paras 1, 7-9, 11-12; Maria Teresa Mauro, T. 11998, 12000,12024, 12075-12076.3770 P1098 (Maria Teresa Mauro, witness statement, 3 March 2000), p. 6.3771 P1098 (Maria Teresa Mauro, witness statement, 3 March 2000), p. 6; P1099 (Maria Teresa Mauro,witness statement, 6 February 2008), para. 41.503Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `