Kosovo Protection Corps
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The Kosovo Protection Corps was a civilian emergency response and civil defense organization in post-war Kosovo, formed largely from former Kosovo Liberation Army members under international supervision.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kosovo Protection Corps canonical | 5 |
| Kosovo Security Force | 1 |
| Kosovo Security Force (indirectly, via institutional evolution) | 1 |
| Trupat Mbrojtëse të Kosovës | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3763180 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kosovo Protection Corps Context triple: [Kosovo Liberation Army, mergedInto, Kosovo Protection Corps]
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A.
Kosovo Force
The Kosovo Force (KFOR) is a NATO-led international peacekeeping mission established in 1999 to provide security and stability in Kosovo following the Kosovo War.
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B.
Kosovo Liberation Army
The Kosovo Liberation Army was an ethnic Albanian paramilitary organization that fought for Kosovo’s independence from Serbia in the late 1990s.
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C.
Kosovo Police
Kosovo Police is the national law enforcement agency of Kosovo, responsible for maintaining public order, preventing and investigating crime, and ensuring internal security across the country.
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D.
Montenegrin Army
The Montenegrin Army was the military force of the Kingdom of Montenegro, active primarily in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and known for its role in the Balkan Wars and World War I before Montenegro’s incorporation into Yugoslavia.
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E.
KSK
KSK is the commonly used abbreviation for Karşıyaka S.K., a Turkish multi-sport club best known for its football and basketball teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kosovo Protection Corps Target entity description: The Kosovo Protection Corps was a civilian emergency response and civil defense organization in post-war Kosovo, formed largely from former Kosovo Liberation Army members under international supervision.
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A.
Kosovo Force
The Kosovo Force (KFOR) is a NATO-led international peacekeeping mission established in 1999 to provide security and stability in Kosovo following the Kosovo War.
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B.
Kosovo Liberation Army
The Kosovo Liberation Army was an ethnic Albanian paramilitary organization that fought for Kosovo’s independence from Serbia in the late 1990s.
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C.
Kosovo Police
Kosovo Police is the national law enforcement agency of Kosovo, responsible for maintaining public order, preventing and investigating crime, and ensuring internal security across the country.
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D.
Montenegrin Army
The Montenegrin Army was the military force of the Kingdom of Montenegro, active primarily in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and known for its role in the Balkan Wars and World War I before Montenegro’s incorporation into Yugoslavia.
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E.
KSK
KSK is the commonly used abbreviation for Karşıyaka S.K., a Turkish multi-sport club best known for its football and basketball teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil defense organization
ⓘ
civil emergency service ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
Kosovo Force
ⓘ
surface form:
NATO-led KFOR
|
| country | Kosovo ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1999-09-21 ⓘ |
| demilitarizedFrom | Kosovo Liberation Army ⓘ |
| dissolvedOn | 2009-01-21 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
UNMIK Regulation 1999/8
ⓘ
United Nations Mission in Kosovo ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Kosovo Liberation Army ⓘ |
| foundedAfter | Kosovo War ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo
ⓘ
surface form:
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo
|
| hasAbbreviation | TMK ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
KPC
ⓘ
Kosovo Protection Corps ⓘ
surface form:
Trupat Mbrojtëse të Kosovës
|
| hasCommander | Agim Çeku ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Albanian
ⓘ
Serbian ⓘ |
| hasMottoLanguage | Albanian ⓘ |
| hasPersonnelOrigin | former Kosovo Liberation Army members ⓘ |
| hasSizeAtPeak | approximately 5000 members ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Kosovo Security Force ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Pristina ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | territory of Kosovo ⓘ |
| legalStatus | civilian organization ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kosovo ⓘ |
| mandatedBy | UN Security Council Resolution 1244 ⓘ |
| notRole |
police force
ⓘ
regular armed forces ⓘ |
| operatedInContextOf | international administration of Kosovo ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | civilian mandate ⓘ |
| operationalPeriodEnd | 2009 ⓘ |
| operationalPeriodStart | 1999 ⓘ |
| partOfProcess |
demilitarization of Kosovo Liberation Army
ⓘ
post-war stabilization in Kosovo ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Kosovo Security Force ⓘ |
| role |
civil emergency response
ⓘ
civil protection ⓘ disaster response ⓘ humanitarian assistance ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ support to reconstruction ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
NATO
ⓘ
UNMIK ⓘ United Nations Mission in Kosovo ⓘ |
| symbolizes | transition from guerrilla force to civilian structure ⓘ |
| type | lightly equipped civil protection corps ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kosovo Protection Corps Description of subject: The Kosovo Protection Corps was a civilian emergency response and civil defense organization in post-war Kosovo, formed largely from former Kosovo Liberation Army members under international supervision.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kosovo Security Force
this entity surface form:
Trupat Mbrojtëse të Kosovës
this entity surface form:
Kosovo Security Force (indirectly, via institutional evolution)