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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 Kosovo population also support the US engagement with the Balkans, which is viewed as anti-Serbian. [7] After the Kosovo War, the US remains popular among the Kosovo Albanian population. [7] According to the 2012 U.S. Global Leadership Report, 87% of Kosovars approve of U.S. leadership, the highest rating for any survey in Europe. [13]
NATO carried out an aerial bombing campaign against Yugoslavia in 1999 to stop its ethnic cleansing of Albanians in Kosovo. The bombings lasted for two months and caused substantial damage to Yugoslav economy and infrastructure, as well as civilian casualties.
The web page examines the legal and political justifications and criticisms of the 1999 NATO intervention in Kosovo, which violated the UN Charter and NATO's charter. It also discusses the role of the UN Security Council, the UN Secretary-General, and the Russian attempt to end the bombing.
A comprehensive list of events and battles that took place during the Kosovo War, a conflict between Yugoslav forces and the Kosovo Liberation Army in 1998-1999. The timeline covers the background, the clashes, the NATO intervention, the peace process and the aftermath of the war.
The 1998-1999 war between Serbia and Kosovo killed more than 10,000 people, mostly Kosovo Albanians. It ended after a 78-day NATO bombing campaign that compelled Serbian forces to withdraw from ...
United States–Yugoslavia relations were the historical foreign relations of the United States with both Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992). During the existence of the SFRY, relations oscillated from mutual ignorance, antagonism to close cooperation, and significant direct American ...
Kosovo's president Vjosa Osmani has warned that opening a bridge to traffic in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica without NATO's coordination risks a conflict between police and U.S. troops.