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] |
1991-1992
- 30 December(1991): Siege of Prekaz. Yugoslav forces are pressured to retreat from Prekaz.[3]
1993-1996
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May | 2 Serbian police officers were killed in an ambush by Albanians in the town of Glogavac, Kosovo.[4] |
| 27 October | A Serbian police inspector and a Serbian policeman were killed by the KLA in an ambush in the village of Surkis in Podujevo.[5] |
| 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. |
| 16 June | Police officer Goran Mitrović was seriously injured in an attack on a police patrol near Podujevo by the KLA.[6] |
| 17 June | In Sipolje, near Kosovska Mitrovica, a police patrol was attacked by KLA members at around 23:55. Predrag Djordjevic (28) from Kruševac was killed and Zoran Vukocic (30) from Niš was injured.[6] |
1998
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- 28 February: Firefight in Likošane. Yugoslav victory
- 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.
- Late March-December: Llapusha-South Drenica Front
- 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.
- 1-3 June: Dečan operation Victory for the MUP and the JSO,clearing of most of southwestern Kosovo from KLA units.
- 15 June: 2 Yugoslav policemen killed and 7 wounded in a KLA ambush.[7]
- 22 June–1 July: Battle of Belaćevac Mine. Yugoslav victory.
- 28 June: Pantina fighting. KLA victory with no reported fatalities.
- 16 July: First Battle of Vërrin KLA 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.
- 28 July: Battle of Đocaj and Jasić KLA Victory
- 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.[8]
- 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.
- 1-5 September: Second Battle of Vërrin Yugoslav victory
- 9 September: Lake Radonjić massacre.
- 15 September: Đeravica clashes. KLA victory, 40 Yugoslav soldiers killed and 20 wounded.[8]
- 25 September: Battle of Drënas Yugoslav victory, Yugoslav troops regain control over Drenas
- 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
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- 8 and 10 January: 4 Yugoslav policemen killed by KLA near Uroševac.
- 9 January: Battle of Perani. Yugoslav forces suffer heavy losses. KLA victory [9][10]
- 27-29 January: Battle of Rogovë. Yugoslav victory.
- Račak massacre.
- March 11: Battle of Ješkovo, resulting in a KLA victory.[11][12]
- March 15-16: Fighting in Podujevo; burning reported in the villages of Oshlane and Pantin.[13]
- NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, Operation Allied Force.
- F-117A shootdown.
- 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.
- 15 April: Battle of Zhegoc. KLA victory.[14][15]
- 18 April: Battle of Pirana. KLA victory.[16]
- 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.
- 26-29 May: Tusus massacre. Serbian police kills 27 Albanian civilians.[17].
- 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
- Leposavić ambush ANA Assassinates Indian Police Unit Officer
References
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- ^ "6 More Yugoslavs Sentenced For Ethnic Rioting in Kosovo". Reuters. 30 July 1981 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Bartrop, Paul R. (2012-07-06). A Biographical Encyclopedia of Contemporary Genocide: Portraits of Evil and Good. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-38679-4.
- ^ "UNHCR Web Archive". webarchive.archive.unhcr.org. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
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- ^ "Albanian Separatists Kill 2 Serbs". The New York Times. 15 June 1998.
- ^ a b "The Albanian criminal Agim Ramadani (1963-1999) - www.zlocininadsrbima.com". www.zlocininadsrbima.com. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ "Beteja e Peranit, betejë e krenarisë së luftës së UÇK-së – Epoka e Re". Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ^ Zhitia, Skender (2022). "Beteja e Llapashticës (24-27 dhjetor 1998) - Versioni i memoareve të luftëtarëve të zonës operative të Llapit". Kosova (in Albanian) (47): 171–190. doi:10.62609/ks.v47i47.3702. ISSN 3006-4031.
- ^ Buza, Shaban (11 March 1999). "Serb tanks bombard rebel positions in Kosovo". reliefweb.int.
- ^ "20 vjet nga beteja e Jeshkovës". gazetaeprizrenit.net.
- ^ "Kosovo Update". state.gov. 17 March 1999.
- ^ "Beteja e Zhegovcit - Epopeja e lavdishme e UCK-së". 2LONLINE (in Albanian). 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ^ "Beteja e Zhegocit shënon përfshirjen e tërë teritorit të Kosovës në flakën e luftës frontale të UÇK-së me forcat ushtarake serbe – Epoka e Re". Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ^ "Beteja e Piranës!". Bota Sot. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ^ "Washingtonpost.com: Massacre Reported in Kosovo". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
Further reading
- Tim Judah (2002). Kosovo: War and Revenge. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09725-2.