Foreign Muslim support transformed Bosnia’s ragtag army into a competent force

Evidence

The money, men, training, and weapons from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and other Muslim countries enabled the Bosnians to convert what everyone called a “ragtag” army into a modestly well equipped, competent, military force. By the winter of 1994 outside observers reported dramatic increases in its organizational coherence and military effectiveness. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 794