The Parties have remained in general overall compliance with the military aspects of the Peace Agreement. These inspections resulted in the confiscation and destruction of a large number of unauthorized weapons, mainly small arms and ammunition, although numerous mines and light mortars were also discovered. In addition, over the past month, during weapons storage site inspections, discrepancies in inventories were found and various types of undeclared weapons, again mainly small arms, were confiscated, together with ammunition. As a result, IFOR registered only one ZOS violation, during the first two weeks of December, involving 3 unarmed ABiH soldiers. IFOR warned the Bosnian Croats of the consequences of continuing such evictions.
Minefields continue to pose a very great problem in the theatre.
It is unlikely now, given the weather, that mine-clearing operations will resume before next Spring. As reported above, IFOR continued to cooperate with the IPTF, most recently during the latter's inspection of civilian police stations. IFOR support was also provided to the IPTF in Mostar in monitoring the local police force there. Transfer of Authority from IFOR to SFOR took place on that date.