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The war was characterized by unclear battle lines, ethnic tension, and the mass killing of civilians. The [[Srebrenica massacre]], the largest massacre in Europe since [[World War II]], resulted in the death of over 8,000 Bosnian [[Muslim]]s at the hands of the Army of [[Republika Srpska]], and has been identified as [[genocide]] by the [[International Court of Justice]].<ref>[http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/bosnia.htm Srebrenica massacre]</ref> All parties in the conflict engaged in vicious human rights violations.

The war was characterized by unclear battle lines, ethnic tension, and the mass killing of civilians. The [[Srebrenica massacre]], the largest massacre in Europe since [[World War II]], resulted in the death of over 8,000 Bosnian [[Muslim]]s at the hands of the Army of [[Republika Srpska]], and has been identified as [[genocide]] by the [[International Court of Justice]].<ref>[http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/bosnia.htm Srebrenica massacre]</ref> All parties in the conflict engaged in vicious human rights violations.

President Izetbegovic formed a ''mujaheddin'' and invited foreign [[jihad]]ists to fight alongside the [[Bosnian Army]]. The fighters committed many atrocities against the Serbs, including beheadings and torture. Their strength is estimated at around 6,000 fighters. Priminent fighters included [[Khalid Sheikh Mohammed]], the alleged mastermind of the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].<ref>[[Tim Marshall]], [http://news.sky.com/skynews/video/videoplayer/0,,91134-bosnia_p3705,00.html The Hidden Army Of Radical Islam], [[Sky News]], February 2006</ref> The Bosnian Army also received arms from [[Iran]] and military training from Iran's [[Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps]] (IRGC).<ref>{{cite web

President Izetbegovic formed a ''mujaheddin'' and invited foreign [[jihad]]ists to fight alongside the [[Bosnian Army]]. The fighters committed many atrocities against the Serbs, including beheadings and torture. Their strength is estimated at around 6,000 fighters. Prominent fighters included [[Khalid Sheikh Mohammed]], the alleged mastermind of the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].<ref>[[Tim Marshall]], [http://news.sky.com/skynews/video/videoplayer/0,,91134-bosnia_p3705,00.html The Hidden Army Of Radical Islam], [[Sky News]], February 2006</ref> The Bosnian Army also received arms from [[Iran]] and military training from Iran's [[Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps]] (IRGC).<ref>{{cite web

|url=http://www.senate.gov/~rpc/releases/1997/iran.htm

|url=http://www.senate.gov/~rpc/releases/1997/iran.htm

|title=Clinton-Approved Iranian Arms Transfers Help Turn Bosnia into Militant Islamic Base

|title=Clinton-Approved Iranian Arms Transfers Help Turn Bosnia into Militant Islamic Base

|publisher=[[United States Senate]]

|publisher=[[United States Senate]]

|date=1997-01-16}}</ref>

|date=1997-01-16}}</ref> An unknown number of ''mujaheddin'' fighters from Bosnia later joined the ranks of the [[Kosovo Liberation Army|KLA]] in its fight against [[Serbia|Serbian]] authorities in the southern Serbian province of [[Kosovo]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Scott Taylor|title=Bin Laden’s Balkan Connections|publisher=[[Ottawa Citizen]]|date=December 15, 2001}}</ref>

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