Demiri and Ismailoviq were tried `` in absentia '' , since they were imprisoned Arrest in Kosovo for unlawful possession of weapons , and extradition procedures were underway .

The Kosovo War was an armed conflict Hostile_encounter in Kosovo that started Process_start in late February 1998 and lasted until 11 June 1999 .

The Kosovo War was an armed conflict Hostile_encounter in Kosovo that started Process_start in late February 1998 and lasted until 11 June 1999 .

The KLA , formed Coming_to_be in the early 1990s to fight Hostile_encounter against Serbian persecution of Kosovo Albanians , initiated Process_start its first campaign in 1995 when it launched attacks Attack against Serbian law enforcement in Kosovo .

The KLA , formed Coming_to_be in the early 1990s to fight Hostile_encounter against Serbian persecution of Kosovo Albanians , initiated Process_start its first campaign in 1995 when it launched attacks Attack against Serbian law enforcement in Kosovo .

In June 1996 the group claimed Statement responsibility for acts of sabotage targeting Kosovo police stations .

In early 1998 , KLA attacks Attack targeting Yugoslav authorities in Kosovo resulted in Causation an increased presence of Serb paramilitaries and regular forces who subsequently began Process_start pursuing a campaign of retribution targeting KLA sympathisers and political opponents ; this campaign killed Killing 1,500 to 2,000 civilians and KLA combatants .

After attempts at a diplomatic solution failed , NATO intervened , justifying Justifying the campaign in Kosovo as a `` humanitarian war '' .

By 2000 , investigations Scrutiny had recovered Recovering the remains of almost three thousand victims of all ethnicities , and in 2001 a United Nations administered Control Supreme Court , based in Kosovo , found Know that there had been `` a systematic campaign of terror , including murders , rapes , arsons and severe maltreatments '' , but that Yugoslav troops had tried to remove Removing rather than eradicate the Albanian population .

The Kosovo Liberation Army disbanded soon after this , with some of its members going on to fight Hostile_encounter for the UÇPMB in the Preševo Valley and others joining Becoming_a_member the National Liberation Army ( NLA ) and Albanian National Army ( ANA ) during the armed ethnic conflict in Macedonia , while others went on to form Coming_to_be the Kosovo Police .

The Kosovo Liberation Army disbanded soon after this , with some of its members going on to fight Hostile_encounter for the UÇPMB in the Preševo Valley and others joining Becoming_a_member the National Liberation Army ( NLA ) and Albanian National Army ( ANA ) during the armed ethnic conflict in Macedonia , while others went on to form Coming_to_be the Kosovo Police .

The Yugoslav and Serb forces caused Causation the displacement of between 1.2 million to 1.45 million Kosovo Albanians .

After the war Hostile_encounter , around 200,000 Serbs , Romani and other non-Albanians fled Escaping Kosovo and many of the remaining civilians were victims of abuse Violence .

The Second Battle Hostile_encounter of Kosovo ( Hungarian : `` második rigómezei csata '' , Turkish : `` İkinci Kosova Savaşı '' ) ( 17–20 October 1448 ) was a land battle Hostile_encounter between a Hungarian-led Crusader army and the Ottoman Empire at Kosovo Polje .

The Second Battle Hostile_encounter of Kosovo ( Hungarian : `` második rigómezei csata '' , Turkish : `` İkinci Kosova Savaşı '' ) ( 17–20 October 1448 ) was a land battle Hostile_encounter between a Hungarian-led Crusader army and the Ottoman Empire at Kosovo Polje .

Having failed to locate Placing the main Ottoman army , whom he believed Know to still be at their capital in Edirne , Hunyadi was caught by surprise on 17 October when the Ottoman army appeared Presence in front of his men at Kosovo Field .

Edi Rama eventually visited Traveling Serbia on 10 November 2014 to meet Come_together his Serbian counterpart but tempers flared when Rama said Communication that Kosovo 's independence was `` undeniable '' and `` must be respected '' and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic accused Judgment_communication him of a `` provocation '' .

At the time , Loznica was part of the German-occupied territory of Serbia , which included Cause_to_be_included Serbia proper , with the addition of the northern part of Kosovo ( around Kosovska Mitrovica ) , and the Banat .

After the end Process_end of the War the Ottoman Empire offered Giving to harbour the Circassians who did not wish to accept Response the rule of a Christian monarch , and many emigrated Escaping to Anatolia , the heart of the Ottoman territory and ended up Process_end in modern Turkey , Syria , Jordan , Palestine , Israel , Iraq and Kosovo .

Throughout its history , different broadcasters have been credited with the production and airing Expressing_publicly of this event , including RTSH , Klan TV , TVA , RTV NRG ( Albania ) and RTV21 , RTK ( Kosovo ) , as well as many radio stations .

The festival Social_event has been praised Judgment_communication for the diversity of music it has brought Bringing to the public , providing Supply a great mixture of singers and bands from Albania with those from neighboring countries , a large portion coming from Kosovo , Macedonia , Montenegro and other areas .

The Kosovo Operation Military_operation ( October 15–November 22 , 1944 ) was a series of military operations Military_operation leading up to one final push Influence during World War Military_operation II , launched Process_start by the Bulgarian army ( commanded Control by Major General Kiril Stanchev ) with the assistance Assistance of Yugoslav and Albanian Partisans to expel Removing German forces from Kosovo and prevent Preventing_or_letting the retreat Escaping of German forces from Greece .

The Kosovo Operation Military_operation ( October 15–November 22 , 1944 ) was a series of military operations Military_operation leading up to one final push Influence during World War Military_operation II , launched Process_start by the Bulgarian army ( commanded Control by Major General Kiril Stanchev ) with the assistance Assistance of Yugoslav and Albanian Partisans to expel Removing German forces from Kosovo and prevent Preventing_or_letting the retreat Escaping of German forces from Greece .

In keeping Preventing_or_letting with these orders Request , 131 NLM ( Albanian Partisan ) prisoners were shot Use_firearm or hanged Rewards_and_punishments in Kosovo by members of the division by 23 October .

The operation Military_operation resulted in Causation the capture Conquering of Kosovo by the Communists , although the Germans were able to successfully withdraw Escaping most of their forces Hostile_encounter and break out Process_start of the encirclement the combined Cause_to_amalgamate communist forces Hostile_encounter had set up Reforming_a_system .

The purpose of the tour was to raise Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale funds for children in Kosovo , Africa and elsewhere .

During the Ottoman invasion , two Serbian armies were set up Reforming_a_system to defend Defending the Despotate , 1st army being commanded Control by Nikola Skobaljić in Dubočica , near Leskovac , and the 2nd army being on the banks of Sitnica river in Kosovo .

Serbia was then further split with the breakaway of the partially recognized state of Kosovo in 2008 .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Kosovo took place Process_start on 15 June 1389 between an army led Causation by the Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović and an invading Attack army of the Ottoman Empire under the command of Sultan Murad Hüdavendigâr .

Prince Lazar was the ruler of Moravian Serbia and the most powerful among the Serbian regional lords of the time , while Vuk Branković ruled Control District of Branković located in Kosovo and other areas , recognizing Know Lazar as his overlord .

The battle Hostile_encounter was fought Hostile_encounter on the Kosovo field in the territory ruled Control by Branković , in what is today Kosovo .

The battle Hostile_encounter was fought Hostile_encounter on the Kosovo field in the territory ruled Control by Branković , in what is today Kosovo .

The Women of Krusha e Madhe ( ; ; ) are known as the Widowed Women of Kosovo because of the massacre that occurred Coming_to_be in their village .

Throughout the dates 25 , 26 and 27 of March in 1999 during the Kosovo War , most of the men were killed Killing from the Yugoslav Army .

The bombing occurred Coming_to_be during Operation Allied Force , a NATO operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( FRY ) aimed at forcing the FRY government to end the repression of Albanians in Kosovo and Metohija .

The bombings Attack continued until an agreement Sign_agreement was reached Achieve that led to the withdrawal Escaping of Yugoslav armed forces from Kosovo , and the establishment Creating of United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo ( UNMIK ) , a UN peacekeeping mission in Kosovo .

The bombings Attack continued until an agreement Sign_agreement was reached Achieve that led to the withdrawal Escaping of Yugoslav armed forces from Kosovo , and the establishment Creating of United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo ( UNMIK ) , a UN peacekeeping mission in Kosovo .

The bombings Attack continued until an agreement Sign_agreement was reached Achieve that led to the withdrawal Escaping of Yugoslav armed forces from Kosovo , and the establishment Creating of United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo ( UNMIK ) , a UN peacekeeping mission in Kosovo .

In the days after the Yugoslav army withdrew Escaping , over 164,000 Serbs and 24,000 Roma left Departing Kosovo and many of the remaining Presence non-Albanian civilians ( as well as Albanians perceived Perception_active as collaborators Collaboration ) were victims Catastrophe of abuse which included Cause_to_be_included beatings Bodily_harm , abductions Kidnapping and murders Killing .

After Kosovo and other Yugoslav Wars Hostile_encounter , Serbia became Becoming home to the highest number of refugees and IDPs ( including Kosovo Serbs ) in Europe .

After Kosovo and other Yugoslav Wars Hostile_encounter , Serbia became Becoming home to the highest number of refugees and IDPs ( including Kosovo Serbs ) in Europe .

The Račak massacre ( ) or Račak operation ( ) was the mass killing Killing of 45 Kosovo Albanians that took place Process_start in the village of Račak ( ) in central Kosovo in January 1999 .

The Račak massacre ( ) or Račak operation ( ) was the mass killing Killing of 45 Kosovo Albanians that took place Process_start in the village of Račak ( ) in central Kosovo in January 1999 .

The Serbian government refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to let a war crimes prosecutor visit the site , and maintained Statement that the casualties were all members of the rebel Kosovo Liberation Army killed in combat with state security forces .

The Podujevo bus bombing was an attack on a bus carrying Serb civilians near the town of Podujevo in Kosovo on 16 February 2001 .

Gračanica is a predominantly Serb-populated town in central Kosovo , near the regional capital Pristina , in a predominantly Albanian-populated area .

Following the Kosovo War in 1999 it became Becoming an enclave within Albanian-controlled territory .