 The 7th brigade had over 1,000 local soldiers and was a part of the 3rd Corps of the Bosnian Army, while "El-Mudžahid" was an independent detachment.The Seventh Muslim Mountain Brigade () was established on 18 December 1992 at the proposal by staff of the provisional Territorial Defence Force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Zenica, the soldiers of which were located on the plateau of Vlasic.These men, all Bosniak Muslims, insisted that the unit be formally titled "Muslim".