Al-Sawah was one of the few captives who acknowledged having fought in conflicts such as the Bosnian war during the Breakup of Yugoslavia.
ˈælsˈæwə wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə fjˈuː kˈæptɪvz hˌuː ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒd hˌævɪŋ fˈɔːt ɪn kˈɑːnflɪkts sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə bˈɑːsniən wˈɔːɹ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə bɹˈeɪkʌp ʌv jˌuːɡəslˈɑːviə.