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The Kosovo Liberation Army ( KLA; Albanian: Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës [uʃˈtɾija t͡ʃliɾimˈtaɾɛ ɛ ˈkɔsɔvəs], UÇK) was an ethnic Albanian separatist militia that sought the separation of Kosovo, the vast majority of which is inhabited by Albanians, from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and Serbia during the 1990s.
The Kosovo War (1998–1999) was a war between Albanian separatists and Yugoslav military and Serb paramilitary forces in Kosovo. That conflict began in 1996 and escalated in 1998, with increasing reports of atrocities.
The history of Kosovo dates back to pre-historic times when the Starčevo culture, Vinča culture, Bubanj-Hum culture, and Baden culture were active in the region. Since then, many archaeological sites have been discovered due to the abundance of natural resources which gave way to the development of life. In antiquity the area was part of the ...
Starvation (crime) Starving woman during the blockade of Biafra, an event that contributed significantly to the criminalization of starvation. Starvation of a civilian population is a war crime, a crime against humanity, or an act of genocide according to modern international criminal law. [1] [2] [3] Starvation has not always been illegal ...
Between the 1980s and 2010 saw the use of the woodland and desert camouflage utility uniform by Master-at-Arms throughout the Navy, with metal or cloth badges worn on the left breast pocket of the uniform, centered in the middle of the left pocket for men and 1/4-inch above the U.S. Navy tape (or warfare device) for women.
e. Slobodan Milošević ( Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Слободан Милошевић, pronounced [slobǒdan milǒːʃevitɕ] ⓘ; 20 August 1941 – 11 March 2006) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician who was the President of Serbia between 1989–1997 and President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 until his оverthrow in 2000.
Timeline of the Yugoslav Wars. The Yugoslav Wars were a series of armed conflicts on the territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) that took place between 1991 and 2001. This article is a timeline of relevant events preceding, during, and after the wars.
A. Albania–Yugoslav border incident (April 1999) Operation Fenix. Ambush near Kosovska Mitrovica. Ambush near Suva Reka. April 23, 1998, Albanian–Yugoslav border ambush. Attack on Orahovac.