I know this thered is quit old, hope u wouldn mind some short insight from ex-bosnian soldier regarding some claims made here
Pakistan did proved some weapons to us. Most notable was ATGM Red Arrow system. Had decisive role on Sarajevo front, and in one of most important battles on that front. We smuggled it on our back across airport runway which was guarded by franch foreign legion - hated these fucks, most of them were serb sympathasers. We "loved" ukranians, for few bucks they would do anything
With out that system we woudnt have a chance against serb tank offensive in early '93. So, yeah, we r thankful. Especially, we, ex-soldiers.
Didnt see any ISI members, but Im sure they were involved in some way. Iv seen few iranian & arab instructors. We didnt really need people, we had enough people who knew how to fight. Obligatory millitary sevice & training in Yugoslavia was good, we knew how to fight. We severly lacked weapons and ammo in first year and a half of the war. Armor and artillery was almost non-existante. AT systems too. That was our biggest problem.
As for so called jihadis, claims about thousands and thousands of jihadis r just BS and serb propaganda. Little more then 300 of them were here. They formed a unit called EL-Mudahid ( al-mujaheed), it was part of 3th corp. It was mixed unit, half of membership was local. And yeah, pakistanis were members. Afghans, Somalis, Sudanis and arabs from Yemen to Tunisia. They didnt played some decisive role in the war, in the time of it's forming -late 93- we had more then 100 thousands battle harden soldiers. They stayed remebered by battle for Vozuča, oblitared serbs there. After piece deal was signed most of them left, dozen of them stayed b/c they started families here. Almost all of these who stayed were infact students in ex-Yugoslavia when war started. After 9/11 our shitty gov led by former communist sent some ex-members unlawfully to Gitmo. Gov fell months after that. They realised them few years later, proclaimed innocente. They r now especting big pay up, ordered by court in Strasbourg.
Also some non-muslim westerners fought along us. Few brits, germans and franch. One member of franch foreign legion left service and joined us. Lost his leg in Vare.
Serbs had bigger numbers of foreign fighters in their ranks. Russians, Greeks, Bulgarians, Romanians, even Japanese. Russians had 3 units, but serbs often left them to our mercy.because of their killings in Viegrad, we didnt have any for them. One of their cementaries is just few minutes from my house and Sarajevo-
Someone mentioned millitary parade and shahada banner. No, that wasnt foreign muslim brigade. It was 7th muslim brigade from Zenica and surrounding more conservative towns and villages. Part of 3th corp. It was local sufi brigade. But they r more often intentionaly potraid as foreign muslim brigade by serb propaganda. Parade was held in 1997., by then El-Mudahid didnt exist anymore.
By chance, today is Memorial day of our Army. Started in snickers, no one gave us a chance. Well, they didnt know our history. Salute to all of mine brothers in arms, and our fallen martyrs!