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Learn about the armed conflict in Kosovo from 1998 to 1999, fought between Serbian forces and the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). Find out how NATO intervened, what were the casualties and displacements, and what was the aftermath of the war.
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Learn about the 1998–99 war between ethnic Albanians and Serbs in Kosovo, and the NATO intervention that ended it. Find out the causes, outcomes, and consequences of the Kosovo conflict for the region and the world.
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- The Kosovo conflict occurred in 1998–99 when ethnic Albanians fought ethnic Serbs and the government of Yugoslavia in Kosovo. The conflict gained w...
- Although the roots of the Kosovo conflict can be traced back many years, substantial fighting began in 1998. NATO intervention led to a peace accor...
- Following the peace accord that ended the Kosovo conflict in 1999, Kosovo came under UN administration, and UN peacekeeping forces were deployed th...
Jan 19, 2012 · A timeline of the conflict in Kosovo from 1987 to 1999, tracing the roots, the diplomacy and the military intervention of NATO. The chronology also notes the contexts of the war, such as the US impeachment scandal and the Iraq crisis.
Jun 10, 2024 · The Kosovo war ended June 10, 1999, after NATO's bombardment of Yugoslavia. It was NATO's first intervention without a UN mandate and with German involvement.
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Oct 2, 2023 · After the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, Kosovo - a province of the former country - sought independence. Serbia responded with a brutal crackdown against ethnic Albanians.
May 30, 2023 · Dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured this week in northern Kosovo when they clashed with ethnic Serbs, raising fears of a larger escalation between Serbia and Kosovo.
Apr 3, 2023 · In 1998 and 1999, the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) fought Serbian forces in an all-out war. An international consortium tried to establish peace. The Kosovan delegation signed a peace treaty,...
