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  2. Kosovo Operation (1944) - Wikipedia

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    The Kosovo Operation (15 October–22 November 1944) was a series of military operations leading up to one final push during World War II, launched by the Bulgarian army (commanded by Major General Kiril Stanchev) with the assistance of Albanian and Yugoslav Partisans to expel German forces from Kosovo and prevent the retreat of German forces from Greece.

  3. Kosovo Liberation Army - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Kosovo during World War II - Wikipedia

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    During World War II, the region of Kosovo was split into three occupational zones: Italian, German, and Bulgarian. Partisans from Albania and Yugoslavia led the fight for Kosovo's independence from the invader and his allies. [1] During occupation by Axis powers, Bulgarian and Albanian collaborators killed thousands of Kosovo Serbs and ...

  5. Battle of Drënas - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Drënas (in Serbian: Unblocking Glogovac, in Serbian Cyrillic: Деблокада Глоговца, in Albanian: Beteja e Drenasit) was an action carried out by members of the Yugoslav Army and the Police of Serbia against the Kosovo Liberation Army on 25 September 1998, with its goal being breaking the isolation of the garrison and of the civilians in Drenas and re-enstablish ...

  6. Kosovo War - Wikipedia

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    The Kosovo War ( Albanian: Lufta e Kosovës, Serbian: Косовски рат, Kosovski rat) was an armed conflict in Kosovo that lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999. [56] [57] [58] It was fought between the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (i.e. Serbia and Montenegro), which controlled Kosovo before the war, and the ...

  7. List of massacres in Kosovo - Wikipedia

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    On 16 August 1999, after the Kosovo War, a mortar attack carried out by Albanians killed two Serb civilians and wounded five others in the village. There had earlier that month been two mortar attacks. Mitrovica massacre 3-4 February 2000 North Mitrovica 10 Serbian extremists Albanian civilians

  8. Belgrade offensive - Wikipedia

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    Belgrade offensive. Part of the Yugoslav and Eastern fronts of World War II. Destroyed Soviet Red Army T-34/85 tank in Belgrade ( Palace Albanija in the background) Date. 15 September 1944 – 24 November 1944 [2] Location. Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Result. Allied victory.

  9. Attack on Prekaz - Wikipedia

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    The Attack on Prekaz, also known as the Prekaz massacre, [8] was an operation led by the Special Anti-Terrorism Unit of Serbia which lasted from 5 to 7 March 1998, whose goal was to eliminate Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) suspects and their families. [9] [10] During the operation, KLA leader Adem Jashari and his brother Hamëz were killed, along ...