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38553UNMO team members living in various parts of town informed Steenbergen via handheldradio that shells were falling close to their houses too. 5582 Around 7 a.m., duringthe first lull in the shelling, Steenbergen observed a Croatian MIG-21 attack acommunications centre on a hill six to seven kilometres west-south-west of Gračac. 5583Steenbergen instructed his team to report to the UNMO office, and while driving therehe observed a number of shell craters, including craters on the road. 5584 The shellingstarted again around 8 a.m. and lasted approximately two hours after which the team,following an evacuation order from Knin headquarters Sector South, drove at 11 a.m. tothe Jordanian Battalion III camp in Štikada in Gračac municipality. 5585 On their way,they observed groups of Serbian soldiers on the Štikada-Gračac road about two to threekilometres out of Gračac who were withdrawing from the frontline on foot. 5586 Once atthe compound, Team Gračac sheltered and had limited ability to observe thesituation. 5587 Between 12 and 2:20 p.m. they heard fire originating from the direction ofMali Alan in Lovinac municipality. 5588 Between 2 and 5 p.m. they heard 15 artilleryimpacts in Gračac town. 5589 On 5 August 1995, Steenbergen observed a group of SVKsoldiers travelling over a ridge north of the Jordanian Battalion III compound in thedirection of east-south-east and some time later saw an incoming artillery shell in thevicinity of that spot. 55905581 P516 (Herman Steenbergen, witness statement, 18 July 2007), para. 22; Herman Steenbergen, T.5419; P536 (Map of Gračac municipality marked by Herman Steenbergen), cross-roads marked D and E;P537 (Map of Gračac municipality marked by Herman Steenbergen, computer version), cross-roadsmarked D and E.5582 P516 (Herman Steenbergen, witness statement, 18 July 2007), paras 25-26; P517 (HermanSteenbergen, witness statement, 18 September 2007), para. 17.5583 P516 (Herman Steenbergen, witness statement, 18 July 2007), para. 27.5584 P516 (Herman Steenbergen, witness statement, 18 July 2007), para. 28; Herman Steenbergen, T.5498; P519 (Incident report by Steenbergen regarding lost items due to Operation Storm, 21 September1995), p. 1.5585 P516 (Herman Steenbergen, witness statement, 18 July 2007), paras 10, 32, 34-35; P518 (HermanSteenbergen, witness statement, 10 March 1996), p. 1; Herman Steenbergen, T. 5409; P519 (Incidentreport by Steenbergen regarding lost items due to Operation Storm, 21 September 1995), p. 1.5586 P516 (Herman Steenbergen, witness statement, 18 July 2007), para. 37; Herman Steenbergen, T.5466-5467; D435 (Report by the 9th Mountain Brigade to the 15th Corps Command, 9 August 1995), p.2.5587 P516 (Herman Steenbergen, witness statement, 18 July 2007), paras 36, 40; Herman Steenbergen, T.5457-5458, 5466, 5468-5469; P519 (Incident report by Steenbergen regarding lost items due to OperationStorm, 21 September 1995), p. 1.5588 P516 (Herman Steenbergen, witness statement, 18 July 2007), para. 38; Herman Steenbergen, T.5423, 5449, 5497; D433 (Map of Gračac and surrounding area); D435 (Report by the 9th MountainBrigade to the 15th Corps Command, 9 August 1995), p. 1.5589 P516 (Herman Steenbergen, witness statement, 18 July 2007), para. 39; P102 (UNMO Sector Southdaily situation report, 8 p.m., 4 August 1995), pp. 1-3.5590 Herman Steenbergen, T. 5412, 5424, 5467.762Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `