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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.
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 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.
[13] [14] The aftermath of the Kosovo War led to the United Nations establishing a governance in Kosovo and NATO establishing the Kosovo Force (KFOR). [15] Kosovo then proclaimed independence from Serbia in 2008; Serbia did not recognize its independence.
Kosovo is a country in Southeast Europe with partial diplomatic recognition, bordered by Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro. It has a diverse population of Albanians, Serbs, Bosniaks, Turks and Romani, and a turbulent history of conflicts, wars and independence.
Atrocities against civilians in Kosovo were the basis of United Nations war crimes charges against Milošević and other officials responsible for directing the Kosovo conflict. On 29 March 1999, to escape possible destruction, Jat Airways evacuated around 30 of its fleet of civilian aircraft from Belgrade to neighbouring countries for safekeeping.
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).
Kosovo Diplomatic Observer Mission; Kosovo Force; Kosovo Liberation Army; Kosovo refugees in Albania; Kosovo Verification Mission; Kosovo War crimes witness intimidation and deaths; Kumanovo Agreement