Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The civil war raged in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. There were three sides in the war - HVO (the Croats), Army of BiH (mainly Muslims) and the Bosnian Serb Army (BSA). After the war the Croat and Muslim parts formed the Federation of Bosnia and Hercegovina - with it's own army - and the Bosnian Serbs had their own army - but both parties were still part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The two armies were merged into one in 2005 - into the Armed Forces of BiH (AFBiH). The new unified army is wearing MARPAT uniforms.

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Muslim and Croat part of Bosnia and Herzegovina did after the civil former constitute the Federation of Bosnia and Hercegovina. The army was formed by mergin the HVO and the ABiH in 1998.

• Woodland pattern used by the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Hercegovina

Bosnian Serb Army

The Bosnian Serb Army (BSA) used several camouflage patterns during the civil war - primarily lizard patterns.

• Bosnian Serb grey tiger pattern (a lizard pattern)

HVO

The Croatian Defence Council was formed in 1992 as the military arm of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia.

ABiH

The Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ABiH) was the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (mostly Muslim) who fought the HVO and the BSA during the Bosnian civil war. Later it was merged with the HVO (1998), and finally those merged with the BSA (2005).