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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>

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> Contrary to the "conventional wisdom" that the modern notion of armed "[[Jihad#Modern jihad|jihad]]" grew out of the [[Soviet-Afghan War]], some analysts now point to the Bosnian war as the "cradle of modern jihadism".<ref name="Urban">Urban, Mark. (July 2, 2015) "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33345618 Bosnia: The cradle of modern jihadism?]" London: ''BBC News''. Retrieved August 31, 2017.</ref> By 2015, Bosnia-Herzegovina had "more men fighting [for Islamic State] in Syria and Iraq, as a proportion of its population, than most in Europe."<ref name=Urban/>

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