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 Yugoslavia
surface form: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Kosovo
Serbia
mainBelligerent Yugoslavia
surface form: 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 Liberation Army
surface form: Kosovo Albanian separatists

Slobodan Milošević
surface form: Slobodan Milošević government
partOf Yugoslav Wars
peaceAgreement Kumanovo Agreement
peaceAgreementDate 1999-06-09
refugeesAndIDPsEstimate hundreds of thousands
relatedUNResolution UN Security Council Resolution 1244
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 of America
surface form: United States
theaterCommander Hashim Thaçi
Slobodan Milošević
Wesley Clark
UNResolutionDate 1999-06-10

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French Air Force participatedIn Kosovo War
James Blunt conflict Kosovo War
AMRAAM air-to-air missile usedIn Kosovo War
subject surface form: AMRAAM
this entity surface form: Operation Allied Force
Belgian Armed Forces conflict Kosovo War
Army Air Corps conflict Kosovo War
Italian Navy conflict Kosovo War
CF-18 Hornet usedInConflict Kosovo War
RGM-109 Tomahawk operationalUse Kosovo War
Yugoslav Wars hasPart Kosovo War
Yugoslav Wars hasPart Kosovo War
this entity surface form: Insurgency in the Preševo Valley
RAF Fairford usedInConflict Kosovo War
Legión Española conflict Kosovo War
Royal Netherlands Army conflict Kosovo War
Leopard 1 usedInConflict Kosovo War
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry conflict Kosovo War
this entity surface form: Kosovo conflict
Super Étendard aircraft usedInConflict Kosovo War
subject surface form: Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia focusesOnConflicts Kosovo War
this entity surface form: Kosovo conflict
Sea Harrier fighter aircraft usedInConflict Kosovo War
subject surface form: Sea Harrier
KFOR mission in Kosovo relatedTo Kosovo War
Romanian Armed Forces conflict Kosovo War
B-2 Spirit conflictUsedIn Kosovo War
Spanish Foreign Legion conflict Kosovo War
Kosovo Liberation Army conflict Kosovo War
Kumanovo Agreement endedConflict Kosovo War
Račak massacre partOf Kosovo War
Račak massacre conflict Kosovo War
this entity surface form: Kosovo conflict
Hashim Thaçi conflict Kosovo War
James Hillier Blount servedIn Kosovo War
Wesley Clark notableEvent Kosovo War
Wesley Clark conflict Kosovo War
Yugoslav Army conflict Kosovo War
Romanian Air Force conflict Kosovo War
Panavia Tornado usedInConflict Kosovo War
Kosovo Force conflict Kosovo War
UNMIK conflictContext Kosovo War
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia civil administration in Kosovo historicalContext Kosovo War
this entity surface form: Kosovo conflict