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The deplorable crime rate led to an additional deployment of civilian law enforcement resources of the European Union to Kosovo, under the name of European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo in 2008. Originally scheduled for two years, the duration of the deployment was extended twice, as of September 2012 scheduled to last until 2014.
A EULEX special investigation was launched in August 2011. Responding to this allegation, the head of the war crimes unit of Eulex (the European Law and Justice Mission in Kosovo), Matti Raatikainen, claimed "The fact is that there is no evidence whatsoever in this case, no bodies. No witnesses.
Pristina is the capital city of Kosovo. North Kosovo is highlighted in red. Triggered by the Government of Kosovo 's decision to reciprocally ban Serbian license plates, a series of protests by Serbs in North Kosovo —consisting mostly of blocking traffic near border crossings— began on 20 September 2021. The ban meant that individuals who ...
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 ...
Račak massacre. Location of Račak. / 42.42944°N 21.01639°E / 42.42944; 21.01639. The Račak massacre ( Albanian: Masakra e Reçakut) or Račak operation ( Serbian: Акција Рачак/Akcija Račak) was the massacre of 45 Kosovo Albanians that took place in the village of Račak ( Albanian: Reçak) in central Kosovo in January 1999.
The Kosovo Police is the national policing law enforcement agency of Kosovo.It was established in 1999 and took its current form with the 2008 police law. It consists of five departments and eight regional directorates and is represented at the political level by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Public Administration of the Republic of Kosovo.
After Kosovo and other Yugoslav Wars, Serbia became home to the highest number of refugees and IDPs (including Kosovo Serbs) in Europe. [46] [47] [48] The bombing was NATO's second major combat operation, following the 1995 bombing campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina .
Kosovo War. The legitimacy under international law of the 1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has been questioned. The UN Charter is the foundational legal document of the United Nations (UN) and is the cornerstone of the public international law governing the use of force between States. NATO members are also subject to the ...