Račak massacre
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The Račak massacre was a 1999 killing of ethnic Albanian civilians in the village of Račak in Kosovo by Serbian security forces, widely seen as a pivotal atrocity that galvanized international support for NATO intervention.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
massacre
ⓘ
war crime allegation ⓘ |
| aftermath |
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
ⓘ
Rambouillet peace talks ⓘ |
| causeOf |
galvanized support for NATO intervention in Kosovo
ⓘ
increased diplomatic pressure on Yugoslav authorities ⓘ international outrage ⓘ |
| conflict |
Kosovo War
ⓘ
surface form:
Kosovo conflict
|
| context | insurgency by Kosovo Liberation Army ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 42.433°N 21.033°E ⓘ |
| country |
Yugoslavia
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
|
| date | 1999-01-15 ⓘ |
| deathCause | gunshot wounds ⓘ |
| describedAs | pivotal atrocity of the Kosovo War ⓘ |
| disputedBy |
Serbian government
ⓘ
surface form:
Serbian authorities
Yugoslav government officials ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | turning point in international response to Kosovo crisis ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
ⓘ
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ⓘ |
| keyWitness | William Walker ⓘ |
| killed |
elderly people
ⓘ
men ⓘ women ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym |
Albanian
ⓘ
Serbian ⓘ |
| legalCharacterization | crime against humanity (alleged) ⓘ |
| location |
Kosovo
ⓘ
surface form:
Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija
Kosovo ⓘ Račak ⓘ Shtime municipality ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive international media attention ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | approximately 45 ⓘ |
| occuredDuring | Serbian counter-insurgency operations against KLA ⓘ |
| partOf | Kosovo War ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia
ⓘ
Serbian police forces ⓘ
surface form:
Serbian security forces
Special Anti-Terrorist Unit of Serbia ⓘ Yugoslav Army ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | many Western governments as massacre of civilians ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Drenica massacres
ⓘ
Prekaz massacre ⓘ |
| reportedBy |
OSCE Mission in Kosovo
ⓘ
surface form:
OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission
|
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| toponymInAlbanian | Reçak ⓘ |
| toponymInSerbian | Račak ⓘ |
| usedAs | evidence of crimes against humanity in Kosovo ⓘ |
| victimGroup | ethnic Albanian civilians ⓘ |
| William WalkerRole | head of OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission ⓘ |
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