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Bosnian mujahideen
| Bosnian mujahideen | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1992–95 |
| Disbanded | 1995 |
| Country |  Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Branch |  Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | estimates vary from 500 to 5,000. Most estimates are in the 1,000-2,000 range (details) |
| Engagements | Bosnian War |
Bosnian mujahideen (Bosnian: Bosanski mudžahedini), also called El Mudžahid (Arabic: مجاهد, mujāhid), were foreign Muslim volunteers who fought on the Bosnian Muslim side during the 1992–95 Bosnian War. They first arrived in central Bosnia in the latter half of 1992 with the aim of helping their Bosnian Muslim co-religionists in fights against Serb and Croat forces. Initially they mainly came from Arab countries, later from other Muslim-majority countries.[4] Estimates of their numbers vary from 500 to 5,000 with most estimates in the 1,000–2,000 range.[5]
- ^ Schrader, Charles R. (2003). The Muslim-Croat Civil War in Central Bosnia: A Military History, 1992-1994. Texas A&M University Press. p. 87. ISBN 9781585442614.
- ^ Rovcanin, Haris (30 March 2022). "Punishment Urged for Wartime Bosnian Army Commander". Balkan Insight.
..members of the El Mujahideen unit killed 55 captured Bosnian Serb Army soldiers in the Vozuca and Zavidovici areas from July to September 1995 and cut some of their heads off..
- ^ "Rasim Delić Case Information Sheet" (PDF). haguejusticeportal.net. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
- ^ "Bosnia: The cradle of modern jihadism?". BBC News. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Donnelly, Sanderson & Fellman 2017, p. 8.
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