Foreign support in the Bosnian War
Foreign support in the Bosnian War included the funding, training or military support by foreign states and organizations outside Yugoslavia to any of the belligerents in the Bosnian War (1992–95).Among foreign Islamist organizations supporting the Bosnian Muslims were Al-Qaeda (including Bosnian branch), Harkat ul-Ansar,[25] Refah Party,[17] Armed Islamic Group of Algeria, and others.The Third World Relief Agency (TWRA) based in Vienna was the "main financier and mediator" in the arms smuggling.[21] The TWRA received $350 million from deposits by Saudi Arabia, Iran, Sudan, Turkey, Brunei, Malaysia and Pakistan.[21] Volunteers came to fight for a variety of reasons including religious or ethnic loyalties and in some cases for money.