Kosovo War
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The Kosovo War was a late-1990s armed conflict in the Balkans between Yugoslav/Serbian forces and ethnic Albanian separatists, which prompted a NATO bombing campaign and ultimately led to the withdrawal of Serbian forces from Kosovo.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
→
war → |
| aftermath |
continued political dispute over Kosovo status
→
eventual declaration of independence of Kosovo in 2008 → |
| airCampaignEndDate |
1999-06-10
→
|
| airCampaignStartDate |
1999-03-24
→
|
| cause |
Kosovo Albanian demands for independence
→
ethnic tensions between Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo → repression of ethnic Albanians by Yugoslav and Serbian authorities → |
| civilianCasualtiesEstimate |
thousands
→
|
| conflictType |
inter-ethnic conflict
→
secessionist conflict → |
| endDate |
1999-06-11
→
|
| location |
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
→
Kosovo → Serbia → |
| mainBelligerent |
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
→
Kosovo Liberation Army → NATO → Serbia → Serbian police forces → Yugoslav Army → |
| militaryOperation |
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
→
|
| notableEvent |
Operation Horseshoe (alleged)
→
Račak massacre → |
| opponent |
Kosovo Albanian separatists
→
Slobodan Milošević government → |
| partOf |
Yugoslav Wars
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|
| peaceAgreement |
Kumanovo Agreement
→
|
| peaceAgreementDate |
1999-06-09
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|
| refugeesAndIDPsEstimate |
hundreds of thousands
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|
| relatedUNResolution |
UN Security Council Resolution 1244
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| result |
de facto separation of Kosovo from Serbia
→
deployment of KFOR peacekeeping force → destruction of infrastructure in Kosovo and Serbia → establishment of UN administration in Kosovo → large-scale displacement of civilians → withdrawal of Yugoslav and Serbian forces from Kosovo → |
| startDate |
1998-02-28
→
|
| supporter |
Albania
→
France → Germany → Italy → United Kingdom → United States → |
| theaterCommander |
Hashim Thaçi
→
Slobodan Milošević → Wesley Clark → |
| UNResolutionDate |
1999-06-10
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