Talk:Bosnian mujahideen

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Size estimates

I have added a section with more in-depth discussion about size estimates ([1]). I fixed some references and added some more sources that are frequently cited. I updated the lede and infobox accordingly. The lowest bound (500) is given by the CSIS (without citing any source) and the highest bound (up to 6,000) is given by Schwartz. CSIS claims that the preponderant estimates are 1,000-2,000 but that is simply not true. 1,000-2,000 is given by Thomas Hegghammer (cited by CSIS) and most other sources give estimates between 2,000 and 4,000. In any case, I have just explained estimates from all reliable sources that are frequently cited. --MarioGom (talk) 10:25, 14 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, the 500 figure cited by CSIS (without attribution) in 2017 is more likely to correspond to the number of mujahideen who established their residence in Bosnia after the Dayton Agreement, rather than the peak size in 1995 pre-Dayton. This is just my guess, but I have not included it since there is no clear source. --MarioGom (talk) 10:28, 14 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mixing links with Al Qaeda and ISIS

Pincrete: I think links with Al Qaeda and ISIS should not be mixed. On the one hand, links with Al Qaeda were a major facet of mujahideen in Bosnia in the 1992-1995 period. On the other hand, ISIS did not even exist, and any possible link is of different nature. The former is about Al Qaeda involvement with mujahideen in the Bosnian War and the later about the relation of former mujahideen in Bosnia with ISIS. I think this would also apply to links with 9/11. Maybe the problem is that the article currently fails to discuss Al Qaeda in the "Bosnian War" section, too. --MarioGom (talk) 22:43, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I don't necessarily disagree, it was simply that one of those mentioned, was actually convicted for recruiting on behalf of ISIS, He needs to leave the section if we are going to have AQ only, the alleged links to which are much more numerous I believe.Pincrete (talk) 23:36, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Pincrete: Right. And it is actually in the "After the war" section. I think your last change is good, given the current scope of that section. --MarioGom (talk) 23:42, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]