Timeline of the Kosovo War
Timeline of the Kosovo War. Abbreviations:
- Combatants
- KLA—Kosovo Liberation Army
- FARK—Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosovo
- VJ—Yugoslav Army
- NATO—North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Peace-keeping forces
- KFOR—Kosovo Force (NATO)
- Organizations
- ICTY—International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (UN)
- IICK—Independent International Commission on Kosovo
- KDOM—Kosovo Diplomatic Observer Mission
Background
1981
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 11 March | 1981 protests in Kosovo: Student protest starts at the University of Pristina |
| 1 April | Between 5,000 and 25,000 demonstrators of Albanian nationality call for SAP Kosovo to become a constituent republic inside Yugoslavia, as opposed to an autonomous province of Serbia. |
| 2 April | Presidency sends special forces to stop the demonstrations and declares a state of emergency in regards to Kosovo. State of emergency lasts 7 days.[1] |
| 3 April | End of demonstrations during which 9 people are killed and more than 250 injured.[2] |
1996
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 27 october | A Serbian police inspector and a Serbian policeman were killed by the KLA in an ambush in the village of Surkis in Podujeva[3] |
| 21 April | Kosovo Albanian student Armend Daci was shot by a Serb civilian sniper in Sunny Hill, Prishtina. |
| 25 April | Three KLA members shoot in Restaurant Çakor in Deçan and kill three people. |
1998
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- 28 February: Firefight in Likošane. 4 Yugoslav policemen killed in an ambush by KLA.
- 28 February: Serbian police killed 14 Albanians of the Ahmeti family.
- 5 March: 4 Yugoslav policemen killed in an ambush by KLA in Prekaz.
- 5–7 March: Attack on Prekaz. Yugoslav victory. 28 militants and 30 civilians killed by VJ.
- 7-10 March: Battle of Llapushnik KLA victory.
- 24 March: First Battle of Glodjane KLA victory.
- 23 April: Albanian–Yugoslav border clashes. Yugoslav victory. 18 militants killed by VJ.
- 8 May: Yugoslav Police attack a civilian van in Dečan. 1 civilian dead and 4 civilians injured.
- 25 May and 1 April: Ljubenić massacres.
- 15 june: In an ambush by the KLA,2 Serbian security forces were killed and 7 other were wounded.[4]
- 22 June–1 July: Battle of Belaćevac Mine. Yugoslav victory.
- 18 July: Albanian–Yugoslav border clashes. Yugoslav victory.
- 25–26 July: KLA abandonment of the Lapušnik prison camp. 23 of 35 inmates killed by KLA.
- 6 July–17 July: First Battle of Lođa. KLA victory.
- 17–20 July Battle of Orahovac. Yugoslav victory.
- 28 July–17 August: Battle of Junik. Yugoslav victory.
- 9 August: Opljaz clashes. KLA victory, 20 Yugoslav soldiers killed by the KLA.[5]
- 1-30 August: 17 Yugoslav policemen killed in attacks by KLA in the Drenica valley.
- 10 August–17 August: Second Battle of Lođa. Yugoslav victory.
- 11–12 August: Second Battle of Glodjane Yugoslav victory.
- 9 September: Lake Radonjić massacre.
- 15 September: Đeravica clashes. KLA victory, 40 Yugoslav soldiers killed and 20 wounded.[5][6]
- 30 September: Operation Fenix. KLA victory.
- 26 and 29 September: Gornje Obrinje massacre.
- 3 December: Albanian–Yugoslav border clash. Yugoslav victory.
- 14 December: Albanian–Yugoslav border clashes. Yugoslav victory.
- 14 December: Panda Bar massacre.
- 23–27 December: Battle of Podujevo. Yugoslav victory.
1999
|
- 8 and 10 January: 4 Yugoslav policemen killed by KLA near Uroševac.
- Račak massacre.
- NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, Operation Allied Force.
- F-117A shoot-down.
- Bombing of Novi Sad.
- Bela Crkva massacre.
- Velika Kruša massacre.
- Suva Reka massacre.
- Izbica massacre.
- Drenica massacres.
- 13 April: Albania–Yugoslav border incident. Status quo ante bellum. Albanian Army retakes control.
- Battle of Košare. KLA forces captured the border outpost of Košare between FR Yugoslavia and Albania, but were unable to make further advances.
- 21 April: 6 Yugoslav policemen killed in an ambush by KLA near Meja.
- Meja massacre.
- April: 2 Yugoslav policemen killed in an ambush by KLA near Vučitrn.
- Vučitrn massacre.
- Grdelica train bombing.
- 12 May: KLA forces attack VJ transport truck and burn it with soldiers inside, Vneshte 1999.
- 19-20 May: 14 Yugoslav special forces killed in an ambush by KLA near Junik.
- 26 May: 2 Yugoslav policemen killed in an ambush by KLA in Tusus
- 26 May: Tusus massacre. Serbian police kills 27 Albanian civilians.
- NATO bombing of Albanian refugees near Gjakova.
- NATO bombing of the Radio Television of Serbia headquarters.
- NATO bombing of Belgrade streets.
- Lužane bus bombing.
- Cluster bombing of Niš.
- United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.
- Koriša bombing.
- Ćuška massacre.
- Battle of Pashtrik. KLA forces capture Mount Paštrik, but are unable to make further advances
References
- ^ "KOSOVO: ONE YEAR AFTER THE RIOTS". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28.
- ^ "6 More Yugoslavs Sentenced For Ethnic Rioting in Kosovo". Reuters. 30 July 1981 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Shiptars terrorists should pay: IMPROVING SECURITY IN KOSOVO". groups.google.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/15/world/albanian-separatists-kill-2-serbian-officers.html
- ^ a b "The Albanian criminal Agim Ramadani (1963-1999) - www.zlocininadsrbima.com". www.zlocininadsrbima.com. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ "The Albanian criminal Agim Ramadani (1963-1999) - www.zlocininadsrbima.com". www.zlocininadsrbima.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
Further reading
- Tim Judah (2002). Kosovo: War and Revenge. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09725-2.