In addition to the mainly Orthodox countries such as Bulgaria , Byzantium and Serbia , there were a number of Catholic possessions to the west and south held Defending by Venice , Genoa and the Kingdom of Hungary as well as Kingdom of Bosnia whose Bosnian Church ( closely related to the Bogomils ) was considered heretic by both Orthodox and Catholics .

Its never written program Social_event was similar to that of the Southern Society but the main emphasis was on the equal federation of Russia ( including Ukraine ) , Poland , Moldova ( including Bessarabia ) with the attachment of Valahia , Transilvania , Hungary ( including Slovakia , Slovenia , Voevodina , Kraina ) , Croatia , Serbia , Dalmatia , Cheske , Moravia i.e. , all Slavic countries with the exception of Bulgaria and Macedonia in the future .

Among the non-military targets Aiming struck Attack during the bombing Attack were the National Library of Serbia , which burned Destroying to the ground with the loss Earnings_and_losses of hundreds of thousands of books and manuscripts , and the Belgrade Zoo .

In return , Napoleon promised Commitment to help Assistance the Sultan suppress Hindering a rebellion Violence in Serbia and to recover Recovering lost Earnings_and_losses Ottoman territories .

Subsequently , a guerrilla liberation war Military_operation was fought Hostile_encounter against the Axis occupying forces Military_operation and their locally established Building puppet regimes , including the fascist Independent State of Croatia and the Government of National Salvation in the German-occupied territory of Serbia , by the Communist-led republican Yugoslav Partisans .

The 2012 EHF European Men 's Handball Championship was the tenth edition of the men 's continental handball tournament , which was held in Serbia between 15–29 January 2012 .

Sixteen teams qualified Becoming_a_member for the event , including host Social_event nation Serbia , defending Defending champion France and fourteen national teams through the qualifying tournament .

Going to the main round with no points , Denmark ended up Process_end winning Getting the championship after defeating Conquering Serbia in the final with a scoreline of 21–19 .

By winning Getting the European title , Denmark directly qualified Becoming_a_member for the 2012 Summer Olympics , while Serbia and Macedonia secured Getting a spot in the Olympic Qualification Tournament .

In the semifinal match between Serbia and Croatia , Žarko Šešum , the back player of the Serbian team had his eye severely injured Bodily_harm after a bottle intended for Croatian player Ivano Balić and coach Slavko Goluža was thrown Motion at him .

Serbia became Becoming home to the highest number of refugees and IDPs in Europe .

The occupation of Lovas and the killing Killing and expulsion of its civilian population was included Cause_to_be_included in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ( ICTY ) indictments of the President of Serbia , Slobodan Milošević , and Goran Hadžić , a high-ranking official of the Croatian Serb-declared wartime breakaway region of SAO Eastern Slavonia , Baranja and Western Syrmia .

A majority of Croats wanted Request Croatia to leave Departing Yugoslavia and become Becoming a sovereign country , while many ethnic Serbs living in Croatia , supported Supporting by Serbia , opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act the secession and wanted Request Serb-claimed lands to be in a common state with Serbia .

A majority of Croats wanted Request Croatia to leave Departing Yugoslavia and become Becoming a sovereign country , while many ethnic Serbs living in Croatia , supported Supporting by Serbia , opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act the secession and wanted Request Serb-claimed lands to be in a common state with Serbia .

The International Court of Justice dismissed Agree_or_refuse_to_act mutual claims of genocide by Croatia and Serbia in 2015 .

Both para-states were supported Supporting by the Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA ) and Serbia .

In July 1944 , the Office of Strategic Services ( OSS ) drew Motion up plans to send Sending a team to Chetniks led by General Draža Mihailović in the German-occupied Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia for the purpose of evacuating Removing Allied airmen shot down over that area .

The main intention Aiming was to show Publishing commitment Commitment for process of Future enlargement of the European Union , little progress of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia in that process and relations of Serbia with Russia in the light of International sanctions during the 2014 pro-Russian unrest Hostile_encounter in Ukraine .

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 '' .

The catalyst for the uprising was the decision Deciding of the controversial Grand People 's Assembly in Montenegro ( The Podgorica Parliament ) for unconditional unification Cause_to_amalgamate of Montenegro with the Kingdom of Serbia .

Following a questionable candidate selection Choosing process , unionist side ( in favor of unification with Serbia ) outnumbered the party Participation favouring Deciding the preservation of Montenegrin statehood and a unification Cause_to_amalgamate with the peoples of Yugoslavia in form of a confederation .

The Allied army shortly thereafter defeated Conquering the Central Powers forces in the Balkans , followed Self_motion by the liberation of Serbia and the conclusion of World War I .

Austria-Hungary , although not a combatant , became Becoming relatively weaker as a much enlarged Expansion Serbia pushed Motion for union of the South Slavic peoples .

By the early 20th century , Bulgaria , Greece , Montenegro and Serbia had achieved Achieve independence from the Ottoman Empire , but large elements of their ethnic populations remained under Ottoman rule .

Both Serbia and Greece , utilizing the argument Protest that the war had been prolonged Change_event_time , repudiated Preventing_or_letting important particulars of the pre-war treaty and retained Placing occupation Control of all the conquered Conquering districts in their possession , which were to be divided according to specific predefined boundaries .

Seeing the treaty as trampled Motion , Bulgaria was dissatisfied over the division of the spoils in Macedonia ( made Manufacturing in secret by its former allies , Serbia and Greece ) and commenced Process_start military action against them .

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 .

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 .

In 2010 , Serbia sued Legal_rulings Croatia before the International Court of Justice ( ICJ ) , claiming that the offensive constituted a genocide .

According to a 1994 United Nations report Reporting , the Serb side did not aim Aiming to restore Recovering Yugoslavia , but to create Creating a `` Greater Serbia '' from parts of Croatia and Bosnia .

The wars Hostile_encounter were dominated Control by land campaigns Military_operation in Hungary , including Transylvania ( today in Romania ) and Vojvodina ( today in Serbia ) , Croatia and central Serbia .

The wars Hostile_encounter were dominated Control by land campaigns Military_operation in Hungary , including Transylvania ( today in Romania ) and Vojvodina ( today in Serbia ) , Croatia and central Serbia .

The largest liberated territory in occupied Europe was created Creating by the Partisans in western Serbia , and was known as the Republic of Užice .

The First Balkan War ( ; ; , `` Prvi Balkanski rat '' ; ) , lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and comprised Cause_to_be_included actions of the Balkan League ( the kingdoms of Bulgaria , Serbia , Greece and Montenegro ) against the Ottoman Empire .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Cer was a military campaign Military_operation fought Hostile_encounter between Austria-Hungary and Serbia in August 1914 , starting Process_start three weeks into the Serbian Campaign Military_operation , the initial military action of the First World War Hostile_encounter .

The battle Hostile_encounter , part of the first Austro-Hungarian invasion Attack of Serbia , began Process_start on the night of 15 August when elements of the Serbian 1st Combined Cause_to_amalgamate Division encountered Austro-Hungarian outposts that had been established Creating on the slopes of Cer Mountain earlier in the invasion Attack .

RBD embarked Process_start on a five show tour Traveling throughout Slovenia , Romania and Serbia , selling Commerce_sell out 3/5 with over 40,500 tickets Preventing_or_letting and a gross of over 1.9 million .

An initial invading Attack Ottoman force heading Self_motion from Sofia cut off Removing Skobaljić 's army from Serbia 's north .

Skobaljić continued his forays against the Ottomans , operating Being_in_operation in Southern Serbia and the Leskovac area , and scored Getting several victories against the armies of the Sultan , especially in the Battle Hostile_encounter of Kruševac , with the help Assistance of John Hunyadi .

The Serbo-Bulgarian War or Serbian–Bulgarian War ( , , `` Srpsko-bugarski rat '' ) was a war between the Kingdom of Serbia and Principality of Bulgaria that erupted Process_start on and lasted until .

Serbia took Creating the initiative in starting Process_start the war but was decisively defeated Conquering .

By 1992 , Yugoslavia had split into five successor states , namely Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Macedonia , Slovenia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , which was later renamed Serbia and Montenegro in 2003 and eventually split in 2006 into two states , Serbia and Montenegro .

By 1992 , Yugoslavia had split into five successor states , namely Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Macedonia , Slovenia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , which was later renamed Serbia and Montenegro in 2003 and eventually split in 2006 into two states , Serbia and Montenegro .

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

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 .

In 1454 the Ottomans launched Process_start a major invasion Attack against Serbia , at the helm of which was the Sultan himself , Mehmed the Conqueror Conquering .

On December 6 , a Bulgarian troops attacked Attack the French and British-held trenches in Kosturino , at the time part of the Kingdom of Serbia ( present Presence day North Macedonia ) .

The Entente defeat Conquering at Kosturino led to Causation the complete withdrawal Escaping of Allied forces Causation from Serbia , thus enabling Preventing_or_letting the Central Powers to build Building the Berlin to Constantinople rail line .

The nearly 500-year conflict Hostile_encounter encompassed Surrounding the northern and western Balkans , or what is known today as north-western Serbia , Romania and northern Bulgaria .

The Grdelica train bombing occurred Coming_to_be on 12 April 1999 , when two missiles fired by NATO aircraft hit a passenger train while it was passing across a railway bridge over the Južna Morava river in the Grdelica gorge , some south of Belgrade , Serbia .