🇧🇦 Strengthening the Domestic Defense Industry

BNT - Factory of Machinery and Hydraulics in Novi Travnik continues to grow as a key player in the defense industry of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

🔹 The company produces mortars, howitzers, tank cannons, and aircraft guns, unmatched anywhere else in the Balkans.
🔹 Once on the verge of bankruptcy, BNT has recovered and now employs 430 workers, with no outstanding debts and continuous expansion.
🔹 In the past year, 130 new workers were hired, and 50 more positions are currently open.

All products are currently for export, but having the technology and capacity for domestic defense production remains essential. Connecting the domestic industry and ensuring long-term stability is crucial for the benefit of all citizens.

🇧🇦 In these uncertain times, a strong national defense industry is a necessity.

Eduard Freiherr Böhm Ermolli inspects the first Bosnian-Herzegovinian Regiment at Hodowam,14 December 1916. Whilst many tales of the Bosniaks in WW1 were created on the Italian (Isonzo) front, many Bosnians (mainly the first and third Regiment) fought on the Eastern front agains the Russians, as well. The fighting was brutal and costly, yet the Bosnians preserved their elite status even in times of great hardship. By the end of 1917, the Bolsheviks would tear Russia apart in their seizure of power, reciprocating in chaos for the Russian troops on the front. Some units disbanded, the others kept fighting until the end. Russia officially signed the Brest-Litovsk treaty in March 1918 thus ending their participation in the Great War. The war cost them more than 2 million dead and nearly 5 million wounded.

🚨 Türkiye Donates "Kangal" Anti-Drone System to AF BiH 🚨

According to Klix.ba, the Republic of Türkiye has donated the "Kangal" anti-drone system to the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AF BiH). The planned presentation at Rajlovac barracks has been postponed.

🔹 Produced by ASELSAN, "Kangal" is a soft-kill system specialized in countering micro & FPV drones, disrupting their control via radio frequency & GPS spoofing.
🔹 Covers a 360° radius, with unlimited operational time when connected to external power.
🔹 Can counter drones from GPS, GLONASS, BEIDOU & GALILEO navigation systems.

This strategic donation marks a major tech boost for AF BiH, strengthening 🇹🇷🤝🇧🇦 bilateral defense cooperation!

Technology has gone too far 😭

A member of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina with an anti-tank missile system "Crvena Strijela," 1995.⁣⁣

The HJ-8 ("Crvena Strijela") is the name of a Chinese second-generation anti-tank missile system that was introduced into operational use by the Chinese military in the late 1980s. However, this anti-tank system also began to be produced in Pakistan under the name Baktar-Shikan. The Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina used this system as an effective weapon against the modern M84 tanks of the Serbian aggressor.⁣⁣ 🇧🇦🤝🇵🇰

🚨 Qatari Royal Family to Invest in Hadžići – A New Tourist Complex Announced 🇧🇦🇶🇦

Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Thani, Chairman of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and a member of Qatar’s royal family, visited Hadžići and announced significant investments in the local community, with a special focus on tourism development.

🗣️ "We are firmly committed to creating a successful project in Hadžići. Our goal is to build an exceptional tourist center with rich amenities, something everyone will be proud of. This project will benefit all—investors, visitors, and the wider community." – Sheikh Al-Thani

🤝 Mayor Eldar Čomor expressed strong support, emphasizing Qatar’s long-standing friendship with Bosnia and Herzegovina. He highlighted Qatar’s humanitarian contributions, including over 50 million KM invested in returnee settlements, mosques, scholarships, and care for orphaned children.

🏗️ This investment marks a new chapter for Hadžići, bringing economic growth, new jobs, and a boost to the tourism sector.

Life Update: I am so cooked, might as well focus all my efforts on the next life because the dunya ain't dunya-ing correctly for me.

Džindijska mosque in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to available historical sources, the Džindija Mosque was built in the late 16th century by Mustafa-beg Džindija, a member of a group of skilled horsemen who played an active role in protecting the settlement. 🇧🇦

Lejletul-berat mubarek olsun ❤️🇧🇦

This picture is so 💯💯💯

“The men stretch out their hands against the flames, as if it were cold and winter, and as the shadows of their outspread fingers dance over their brown heads, they talk softly among themselves. About Bosnia, yonder far away…. About their cornfield, their wife and children, their ox.

And later still, when the night descends over the mountains and the starry sky above them makes the world infinite great and full of secrets, the stories of strange experiences in their lives are released, supernatural events in the past, memories of terrible hours in the trenches. Then at the Isonzo... then in Russia, in Poland, Galicia... Would this war ever end? Would they ever see their country, their village again?”

Quote by Johann Fabricius, “The War of the Tiny Horses”. Attached to BH2 on the Isonzo front.

🇧🇦 Bosnia to Investigate USAID Funds Use🇺🇸

Bosnia’s Finance Ministry is set to scrutinize the use of $402M in USAID funds allocated to the country between 2020 and 2024, after discovering an unexplained gap of $246.18M, Finance Minister Srđan Amidžić announced.

📉 According to the ministry, only $155.82M has been accounted for in realized projects, leaving a significant sum untraced.

🗣️ “We have no information or trace of where, on what, and by whom this money was spent,” Amidžić stated, raising concerns about potential misuse.

🔎 This comes after Richard Grenell amplified discussions on social media about USAID’s spending in Bosnia. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently paused all U.S. foreign assistance via the State Department & USAID, following President Donald Trump’s executive order to reassess foreign aid.

📍Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦🇵🇸

Kozija ćuprija, Bentbaša ❄❤

From the heart of Sandžak, with heart for the people of Gaza, 10 trucks of flour are on the way—organized by Uhud from Sandžak through Pomozi.ba 🇵🇸

Bosnian women of Islamic faith captivate the lens of a German Army war photographer, April 1941

MUSLIMS RAISED IT, MUSLIMS LIBERATED IT🇧🇦

For years, it was inconvenient to acknowledge that the 16th Muslim Brigade played a crucial role in the liberation of Sarajevo.

This brigade was formed in 1943 with the goal of mobilizing the Muslim population against occupation. It was part of the broader Partisan movement, fighting against the Axis powers and their collaborators.

On the night of April 5, 1945, as German forces withdrew, the 16th Muslim Brigade was the first unit to enter Sarajevo through the Vratnik Gate—without bloodshed. The city's residents welcomed them as liberators, recognizing their bravery and sacrifice.

However, in the years that followed, the communist authorities often downplayed or even erased the brigade’s role in the official historical narrative. The emphasis was shifted to a broader, more generalized Partisan victory, without recognizing the specific contributions of the brigade that first stepped into the city.

Muslims played a key role in both building and liberating Sarajevo.

According to data from the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, expatriates have sent up to 48.5 billion Bosnian marks over the past ten years. These funds, averaging 4.9 billion BAM annually, serve as a major source of support for many families while also having a significant impact on the country’s economy.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is among the top ten countries in the world most dependent on its diaspora. Unlike its neighboring countries, however, it remains the only state in the region that has yet to pass a law regulating its relationship with the diaspora.

While Bosnia and Herzegovina still lacks the necessary legal framework, its citizens abroad continue to send billions, sustaining the national economy.

Financial remittances account for approximately 10% of the country's GDP.