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The '''Bosnian War''' (1 April 1992- 14 December 1995) was an armed conflict fought in newly-independent [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] between three parties: the [[Bosniaks]] (Bosnian Muslims), the Bosnian [[Croats]] (Catholics) and Bosnian [[Serbs]] (Orthodox Christians). The war began when Serbia rejected the Bosnian-Herzegovinian declaration of independence from [[Yugoslavia]] by the Muslim-led government of President [[Alija Izetbegovic]]. Serbia intervened to support the Serbs living in Bosnia
The '''Bosnian War''' (1 April 1992- 14 December 1995) was an armed conflict fought in newly-independent [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] between three parties: the [[Bosniaks]] (Bosnian Muslims), the Bosnian [[Croats]] (Catholics) and Bosnian [[Serbs]] (Orthodox Christians). The war began when Serbia rejected the Bosnian-Herzegovinian declaration of independence from [[Yugoslavia]] by the Muslim-led government of President [[Alija Izetbegovic]]. Serbia intervened to support the Serbs living in Bosnia.
It has been called "the first surrogate war of the post-Cold War era", with Russia backing the Serbs, the Arab world assisting the Muslims and the United States and Europe assisting the Muslim-Croat federation.<ref>Cohen, Roger. (April 16, 1995) "Out of the Mud, Into the Morass". New York: ''The New York Times''.</ref>
==War==
==War==