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THREAD Jihad in Bosnia 1) I traveled to the Islamic core of #Bosnia where in 1992-1995 hundreds of FFs joined El Mudžahid unit and fought along with Bosniaks, the first jihadist military presence in Europe. I also investigated the current Salafist scene @ISPI_Terrorism #terrorismpic.twitter.com/di5XUOeJEp
2) The industrial town of #Zenica was the main Muslim HQ in central Bosnia. Hundreds of Arab-Afghan veterans and new jihadists converged here to be later deployed to the frontline. 1995 military parade of the 7th Muslim Brigade linked to El Mudžahid in the presence of Izetbegovićpic.twitter.com/4UeUW1Xemf
3) Local population is extremely reluctant and annoyed to talk about wartime and follows a code of silence to avoid ethnic tensions. This makes it hard to visit remote villages or ask for details. Bosnian Muslims don’t want to be associated with jihadist #terrorism and war crimes
4) This hotel was an abandoned retirement home converted into the first jihadist HQ and training camp for FFs in #Bosnia located in the south east riverside of #Zenica not far from the HQ of the local 7th Muslim Brigade which embedded the El Mudžahid detachment under the 3rd Corppic.twitter.com/CLw5epdImF
5) Bosnian leader Alija #Izetbegović welcomed mujahideen but his military officers and even the mayor of Zenica considered them troublemakers detrimental to the Muslim cause. Afghan-Arab veterans from Al Sadda and Al Faruk training camp in #Afghanistan trained many local recruitspic.twitter.com/FhxEeFsZfV
6) I visited the main mujahideen HQ and training camp: this building in the village of #Mehurići, today a primary school! It was under the command of senior #AlQaida recruiter Abdelrahman al-Dosari aka Abu Abdel Aziz "#Barbaros" (Saudi-Indian) who fought in Afghanistan with Azzampic.twitter.com/LNwaGGxRWT
7) Jihadist leadership in #Bosnia: top spiritual leaders Shaykh Anwar Shaaban (Egypt), later Shaykh Dr Abul Harith (Libya); first military Amir Abu Adbel Aziz Barbaros (Saudi-Indian), Wahiudeen al Masri (Egypt), Moataz Billah (Egypt), Abdelkader Mokhtari aka Abu el Māli (Algeria)pic.twitter.com/SR2OXyCga7
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