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Bosnian mujahideen (1)

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Bosnian mujahideen (Bosnian: Bosanski mudžahedini), also called El Mudžahid (from Arabic: مجاهد, mujāhid), were foreign Muslim volunteers who fought on the Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) side during the 1992–95 Bosnian War. They first arrived in central Bosnia in the second 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. Estimates of their numbers vary from 500 to 6,000.

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Gornja Maoča, situated in northeastern Bosnia, falls within the territorial bounds of the Srebrenik municipality in Tuzla Canton, part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Nestled in the Majevica mountain range, just south of the village of Maoča, its name translates to 'Upper Maoča.' Perched within the Majevica, a gentle low mountain range in northeastern Bosnia, Gornja Maoča is a mountainous village. Once known as Karavlasi (Serbian Cyrillic: Каравласи), the village witnessed a tragic event in 1944 when 25 individuals of Boyash heritage were killed in a massacre carried out by members of the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian). Following the Bosnian War in the 1990s, Gornja Maoča became inhabited by both foreign and domestic Wahhabists, a significant portion of whom were Bosnian mujahideen (El Mudžahid) active during the conflict.The village gained considerable local and international attention due to allegations of extremist ties, potentially serving as a hideout and logistical base for terrorists. The situation reached its peak in the winter of 2010. During a visit in November 2009, FBI Director Robert Mueller expressed concerns about Wahhabis in Gornja Maoča to the security authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subsequently, on February 2, 2010, a large-scale operation involving personnel from 11 law enforcement agencies led to a ten-hour raid on the village. The outcome included the arrest of 'seven people,' the confiscation of arms, ammunition, mobile phones, computers, and audiovisual material.Despite the magnitude of the operation and the media frenzy surrounding it, the results were perceived as underwhelming. As stated by U.S. diplomats familiar with the case and reported by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL):'Based on the stuff police are pulling out of there, the Salafis from Gornja Maoca do seem a bit like amateurs' However, following these developments around Gornja Maoča, the German government, which had been resistant to visa liberalization for Bosnia, indicated a willingness to escalate its assistance to the government and security agencies. This was in the hopes of receiving a positive report from the European Commission and subsequently securing a non-visa regime for Bosnia.

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