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Crime in Kosovo. Kosovo within communist Yugoslavia had the lowest rate of crime in the whole country. [1] Following the Kosovo War (1999), the region had become a significant center of organized crime, drug trafficking, human trafficking and organ theft. There is also an ongoing ethnic conflict between Kosovar Albanians and Kosovan Serbs.
The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, known as EULEX Kosovo or simply as EULEX, [1] [a] is the largest civilian mission ever launched under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) of the European Union. EULEX supports selected Kosovo rule of law institutions on their path towards increased effectiveness, sustainability, multi ...
Račak massacre (or "Operation Račak") on 15 January 1999 – 45 Albanians were rounded up and killed by Serbian special forces. The first forensic report, by a joint Yugoslavian and Belarusian team, concluded that those killed were not civilians. The massacre provoked a shift in Western policy towards the war.
Kosovo Police's Special Operations Unit conducting riot control during a demonstration. SOU has its origins in the Regional Street Crimes Unit (RSCU). The first RSCU in Kosovo operated in the Pristina region in early 2002 and was based in Kosovo Polje. It was created and led by CIVPOL Chief Angel G.Queipo (Florida, United States), and Deputy ...
The BBC said at the time, "The tumbling reputation of the former KLA was to have a disastrous effect on the PDK because of the perceived overlap between its political leadership and post-KLA organised crime." A 2008 analysis of organised crime in Kosovo prepared by the German intelligence service BND and a confidential report contracted by the ...
24 civilians killed (Serbian claim) The Insurgency in Kosovo began in 1995, following the Dayton Agreement that ended the Bosnian War. In 1996, the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) began attacking Serbian governmental buildings and police stations. This insurgency would lead to the more intense Kosovo War in February 1998.
The political status of Kosovo, also known as the Kosovo question, is the subject of a long-running political and territorial dispute between the Serbian (and previously, Yugoslav) government and the Government of Kosovo, stemming from the breakup of Yugoslavia (1991–92) and the ensuing Kosovo War (1998–99). In 1999, the administration of ...
The Mission, in full co-operation with the European Commission Assistance Programmes, implements its mandate through monitoring, mentoring and advising. The Mission retains some executive responsibilities in areas such as organised crime, war crimes and serious financial crime. EULEX Justice staff are active in all Kosovo Courts and at all ...