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- Kosovo conflict, 1998–99 conflict in which ethnic Albanians opposed ethnic Serbs and the government of Yugoslavia (the rump of the former federal state, comprising the republics of Serbia and Montenegro) in Kosovo. It was resolved with the intervention of NATO.
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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.
The Kosovo conflict occurred in 1998–99 when ethnic Albanians fought ethnic Serbs and the government of Yugoslavia in Kosovo. The conflict gained widespread international attention and was resolved with the intervention of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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- 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 · The following chronology traces the roots of the war in Kosovo from Slobodan Milosevic's rise to power in the late 1980s and through the diplomatic gambles and military threats that...
During World War II, after the Axis powers occupied Yugoslavia in 1941, Kosovo was united with neighbouring Albania under Italian control. Kosovar Albanians then drove out or killed thousands of the interwar Serb colonists.
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. It ended the killing in...
May 28, 2019 · That changed drastically in 1989 when Serbian leader Slobodan Milošević brought Kosovo directly under the Serbian government in Belgrade and the dissolution of Yugoslavia brought war to the...
1 April. Between 5,000 and 25,000 demonstrators of Albanian nationality call for SAP Kosovo to become a constituent republic inside Yugoslavia, as opposed to an autonomous province of Serbia . 2 April. Presidency sends special forces to stop the demonstrations and declares a state of emergency in regards to Kosovo.
