Why did the western powers ally with the Bosnians and the Albanians against the Serbs during the Yugoslav/Kosovo war | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Why did the western powers ally with the Bosnians and the Albanians against the Serbs during the Yugoslav/Kosovo war

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I would think that because of the shared Christian background they would have been more inclined to support Serbia/Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Kosovo

Why?

EichmannUnchained

title edit: wars *

DarkBowels

Serbs are a Russian ally. Besides, eastern orthodoxy and "western Christianity" have been at odds for easily over a millenia.