Operation Rain

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Operation Rain
Part of the Croatian War of Independence
Date 9–13 September 1993 Location Karlovac, Croatia Result Croatian victory
Belligerents
Croatia	Serbian Krajina
Commanders and leaders
Josip Tomačić Tomo Medved	Unknown
Units involved
Croatian Army 110th Infantry Brigade 137th Brigade Croatian Police	Army of Serbian Krajina 21st Kordun (Bordunski) corps
Casualties and losses
9 soldiers killed, 11 civilians	Unknown

Operation Rain (Croatian: Operacija Kiša) or the Karlovac attack (Croatian: karlovački napad) was an offensive conducted by the proto-state Serbian Krajina, In September 1993. Operation "Rain" was launched in retaliation to Croatian Police activity in the Medak Pocket, Employed units by the Croatian Army (HV) were the 110th and 137th Brigades, alongside other intervention units. The attack was one of the largest attacks conducted by the Serbian Army of Krajina (ARSK) against Croatian Army and police positions in Karlovac, specifically in Turanj.

Starting off with rocket and artillery attacks the goal of the Army of Serbian Krajina were to destroy infrastructure and military positions, and cause general chaos in Karlovac. The Army of Serbian Krajina also attempted to unsuccessfully seize Karlovac to gain an upper hand against Zagreb.