Al-Qaeda in Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Al-Qaeda in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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| Participant in the Bosnian War | |
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| Active | 1992–present |
| Ideology |
Jihadism Pan-Islamism |
| Groups | Bosnian mujahideen |
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al-Qaeda
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Al-Qaeda in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the al-Qaeda branch based in Bosnia and Herzegovina, active since the Bosnian War in 1992. During the Bosnian War, the group organised the Bosnian mujahideen (called El Mudžahid), a volunteer jihadist detachment of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The group operated through the Saudi High Commission (SHC), and after the war carried out the Mostar car bombing in 1997. The operations in Bosnia were a key factor in the development of al-Qaeda following the Soviet–Afghan War, and its expansion into Europe and the West.
During the Bosnian War, al-Qaeda gained a huge boost, both in the terms of organization and recruitment, and contributed to the radicalisation of European Muslims. Al-Qaeda's operations in Bosnia were led by Ayman al-Zawahiri in 1993. Al-Qaeda-leader Osama bin Laden, who received a Bosnian passport in 1993 is thought to have visited camps in the country three times between 1994 and 1996. Volunteer mujahideen arrived from all around the world, including France, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Morocco, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States and Yemen.
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