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The web page covers the atrocities committed by all sides during the Kosovo War, which lasted from 1998 to 1999. It focuses on the ethnic cleansing and genocide of Kosovo Albanians by Serbian forces, and the international response and consequences.
The Kosovo War was an armed conflict between Serbia and the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) from 1998 to 1999, which ended with NATO intervention. The war resulted in the displacement and death of thousands of civilians, mostly Albanians, but also Serbs and other ethnic groups.
The killings occurred after Yugoslav troops withdrew from the region in the aftermath of the Kosovo War. The massacre is the worst single crime in Kosovo since the conflict ended in June 1999. [3] As of 2019 the perpetrators of the killings have never been found and held accountable. [4] [5]
In 1999, during the Kosovo War, Slobodan Milošević was indicted by the UN's International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for crimes against humanity in Kosovo. Charges of violating the laws or customs of war, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions in Croatia and Bosnia and genocide in Bosnia were added a year and a half later.
Under Orders: War Crimes in Kosovo (Human Right Watch) ICTY: Indictment of Milutinović et al., "Kosovo", September 5 2002; Report of the UN Secretary-General, January 31, 1999; Photographic Evidence of Kosovo Genocide and Conflict; SERBIAN MASSACRES BEFORE NATO AIRSTRIKES; Kosovo Genocide: Massacres; The Kosovo Cover-Up; Kosovo massacre trial
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and insurgencies that took place from 1991 to 2001 in the region of the former Yugoslavia. They resulted in the breakup of Yugoslavia into six independent countries, massive deaths and displacements, and war crimes trials.
The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) was an ethnic Albanian separatist militia that fought for the independence of Kosovo from Serbia in the 1990s. It received support from Albanian diaspora, NATO and international organizations, but also faced allegations of war crimes and narcoterrorism.
Learn about the status, challenges and achievements of women in Kosovo, a post-war nation in Southeastern Europe. Find out how women participate in politics, business, peace-building and gender equality, and how they face violence and discrimination.