[Diocletian]

The Handzar was formed to patrol the far northwestern corner of Bosnia in 1943 so as to act as a buffer between Partisans and the German Volksdeutsche in neighbouring Srijem region. The Handzar was intended by Himmler to be a wholly Muslim force, but the Croatian Poglavnik lobbied Hitler to include some Croatians since he feared that this group would try to form an autonomous Bosnian protectorate under the Germans.

The Handzar themselves had a German officer corps and had some Imams attached to them. They were horrifed to learn that they had to cooperate with Serb Chetniks in sweeps against Partisans, when in fact they wanted revenge against these very Chetniks.

The Best English book on the Handzar is written by American author George Lepre.

[zagor-te-nej]

Muslim brotherhood site:
Great people of Islamic revival - http://www.youngmuslims.ca/biographies/
Alija Izetbegovic is second on the list:

Who started in Bosnia:
1991 --- VOX magazine cover from October 1991 showing Bosnian Muslim soldier in Nazi SS Division Handzar stepping on decapitated heads of Serbian leaders. Caption reads: "Spremna Handzar Divizija" (The Handzar Division is ready).
http://www.pogledi.co.yu/english/srebrenica/index.php

Islam Under the Swastika : Islam and Nazis
The Grand Mufti and the Nazi Protectorate of Bosnia-Hercegovina, 1941-1945
http://www.serbianna.com/columns/savich/022.shtml