Amir Kubura (commander from August 6th, 1993 to April 4th, 1994) Šerif Patković (commander from April 4th, 1994 to August 17th, 1995) The 7th Muslim Brigade (Bosnian: 7. muslimanska brigada / 7. muslimanska viteška oslobidilačka brigada) was an elite all-volunteer brigade of the 3rd Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina which was active during the Bosnian War.

[1] Some of the most notable combat actions of the 7th Muslim brigade include the liberation of Vareš, Fojnica, Bugojno, Kakanj, and Travnik from the hands of HVO forces, as well as the defence of Mt.

In 1993, a sabotage-reconnaissance company, or DIČ (diverzantsko-izviđačka četa) was formed, composed of volunteers from preexisting reconnaissance, sabotage and assault platoons from all battalions.

[11] It was also the case that war crimes committed by this detachment were falsely and regularly attributed to the 7th Muslim brigade by local and foreign media, which was cleared up during ICTY trials in the post-war years.

Although they captured the elevation, the overall operation was unsuccessful due to overwhelming VRS firepower, forcing them to eventually abandon their positions on Višegrad.

One of the first battles against the HVO took place in the village of Dusina, near Busovača, in January of 1993, which led to the ousting of the Croat forces from the settlement by members of the 7th Muslim brigade's 2nd battalion, following their initial occupation of the area.

After a few months of escalation, tensions between the HVO and ARBiH fully erupted in mid-April of 1993, with clashes breaking out in the city of Zenica.

Vlašić, which overlooked the city, launched an attack on the region of Bijelo Bučje, where they make initial gains but are soon thereafter halted by a 40-man intervention unit from the 7th brigade's 1st battalion.

[18] In one such area, elements of the brigade's 1st battalion, along with other Travnik-based ARBiH units, launch an attack on fortified HVO positions in Meščema, which proved to be successful and led to a large bounty of captured weapons and equipment.

[21] The period directly following the liberation of Travnik, from June 9, 1993, onwards, fighting escalated in and around the city of Kakanj between ARBiH and HVO forces.

[23] On June 14, the fighting had advanced to the villages of Ćatići and Kraljevska Sutjeska, where HVO forces found themselves under complete encirclement.

As a result, brigade's 1st battalion received a special commemoration from RBiH President Alija Izetbegović following the battle, congratulating their efforts in saving Mt.

[31] In May 1994, parts of the brigade were tasked with holding the frontline on the Teslić-Šerić battlefield, north of Zenica, where they successfully repelled frequent VRS attempts to breach the contact line.

[33] On August 20, 1994, the Kakanj-based 1st battalion of the 7th Muslim brigade repelled a reinforced VRS assault on the mountain Velike Karanovice, northeast of Mt.

[35] On January 28, 1995, the 7th Muslim Slavna mountain brigade held its 2nd anniversary in Zenica, which was attended by President Alija Izetbegović, ARBiH chief of staff Rasim Delić, and many other notable figures.

The 7th, along with other elite 3rd Corps formations, namely the 375th liberation brigade (375. oslobodilačka brigada) from Tešanj and the 3rd maneuver battalion (3. manevarski batalion) from Kakanj, were tasked with capturing Nabožić mountain and Semizovac, near Ilijaš.

Through a month of intense combat, the 7th succeeded in its goals of liberating the mountain and territory around Ilijaš; however, the operation as a whole was unsuccessful and the siege of Sarajevo was not broken.

This would lead to further operations into late September and early October 1995 which would push VRS forces back on the Ozren front to near Doboj.

[42] On December 10, 1995, four days before the signing of the Dayton Agreement which would mark the official end of the Bosnian War, the 7th Muslim Viteška liberation brigade headlined the parade of the 3rd Corps in Zenica.