In the summer of 1992, the HVO started to purge its Bosniak members, and as the Bosnian government began to emphasize its Islamic character, Croat members left the ARBiH to join the HVO or were expelled.
In the summer of 1992, the HVO started to purge its Bosniak members and many left for ARBiH seeing that Croats had separatist goals. As the Bosnian government began to emphasize its Islamic character, Croat members left the ARBiH to join the HVO or were expelled.