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.

Feb 26, 2023 · The Kosovo War was fought by the Kosovo rebel group the Kosovo Liberation Army and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro.) The war also included a NATO bombing campaign against Yugoslav forces.

Sep 25, 2023 · BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew over the weekend when some 30 heavily armed Serbs barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery in northern Kosovo,...

Jan 16, 2025 · Serbia - Kosovo Conflict, Ethnic Tensions, Balkans: The most serious threat to both the internal stability and the international rehabilitation of Serbia during the late 1990s was the deteriorating situation in the province of Kosovo.

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 Kosovo,...

During 1998, open conflict between Serbian military and police forces and Kosovar Albanian forces resulted in the deaths of over 1,500 Kosovar Albanians and forced 400,000 people from their homes.

The Kosovo War was fought between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia against the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). Triggered by ethnic Albanian discrimination and political repression by Serbian leader Slobodan Milošević , the conflict escalated after the KLA’s formation in 1989.

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 failed to...

6 days ago · Serbia - Kosovo Conflict, Ethnic Tensions, Autonomy: When in 1945 the six republics were created, two areas within Serbia had been accorded distinctive constitutional status—the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and the Autonomous Region of Kosovo-Metohija.