 Although Croats often cited it as a major reason for the attack on Gornji Vakuf, the commander of the British Britbat company claimed that there were no Muslim "holy warriors" in Gornji Vakuf (commonly known as Mujahideen) and that his soldiers did not see any.On the morning of 25 January 1993, Croat forces attacked the Bosniak part of the town of Busovača called Kadića Strana following the 20 January ultimatum.The attack included shelling from the surrounding hills.