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The following is a list of massacres and mass executions that occurred in Yugoslavia during World War II. Areas once part of Yugoslavia that are now parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Serbia, Slovenia, North Macedonia, and Montenegro; see the lists of massacres in those countries for more details.
Victory. Yugoslav Forces invade the Neutral Zone of Junik and Drenica but are pushed back by Kachak rebels under Azem Galica. Drenica-Junik Uprising. (1924) Kachaks. Kosovo Albanians. Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Defeat. Yugoslav forces annex areas of the Neutral Zone of Junik and Drenica.
This number dropped to below 700 during World War II. After the end of the war and the formation of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia, the number grew slowly, to 1,169 in 1960. During the 1960s to 1970s, immigration began to pick up noticeably with the influx of migrant workers, with 24,971 Yugoslav citizens registered in 1970 and 60,916 in 1980 ...
Caucasian War. The Caucasian War ( Russian: Кавказская война, romanized : Kavkazskaya voyna) or the Caucasus War was a 19th-century military conflict between the Russian Empire and various peoples of the North Caucasus who resisted subjugation during the Russian conquest of the Caucasus.
The Banjska attack ( Albanian: Sulmi në Banjskë; Serbian: Напад у Бањској, romanized : Napad u Banjskoj) was an armed attack carried out by Serb militants against the Kosovo Police which took place in the village of Banjska located in North Kosovo on 24 September 2023. Between 23 and 24 September 2023, Serb militants initiated an ...
In 1992–1993, ethnic Albanians created the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) [15] which started attacking police forces and secret-service officials who abused Albanian civilians in 1995. [16] Starting in 1998, the KLA was involved in frontal battle, with increasing numbers of Yugoslav security forces. Escalating tensions led to the Kosovo War in ...
Economy of Kosovo. Mining & processed metal products, mineral products, food and beverages, products of plastic and rubber, agricultural products, leather products, textile, machinery and electrical components. All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. The economy of Kosovo is a transition economy.
Lake Batllava is located in northeastern Kosovo in the municipality of Podujeva. It is 13 km (8.1 mi) from Podujeva and about 30 km (19 mi) from Pristina. The lake extends west to east, since its dam is in the west of the lake and it is fed by the Batllava River. The lake is about 6 km (3.7 mi) long and it has a width up to 700 m (2,300 ft).