Complex sentence: On 8 October, the town of Bosanski Brod was apparently abandoned by the HVO and left to the VRS in a quid pro quo agreement for the JNA withdrawal from Dubrovnik's hinterland that took place in July.
Split into simpler sentences: On 8 October, the town of Bosanski Brod was abandoned by the HVO and left to the VRS. The pullout appeared to be a quid pro quo for the JNA withdrawal from Dubrovnik's hinterland that took place in July.