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[edit]

### 1981[edit]

Date  | Event

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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[edit]

* 30 December: Siege of Prekaz. Yugoslav forces are pressured to retreat from Prekaz.[3]

## 1993-1996[edit]

Date  | Event

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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[edit]

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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 a attack on a police station by KLA in Prekaz.[7]
* 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.
* After the 26th of April: Liberation of Drenoc. KLA victory.[8]
* 8 May: Yugoslav Police attack a civilian van in Dečan. 1 civilian dead and 4 civilians injured.
* 11-12 May: 2nd battle of Drenoc. KLA victory[8]
* 12-13 May: Battle of Gradish. KLA victory[8]
*   * 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.[9]
* 22 June–1 July: Battle of Belaćevac Mine. Yugoslav victory.
* 28 June: Pantina fighting. KLA victory with no reported fatalities.
* July 7, 1998-June 11, 1999: Prizren Front. KLA victory. KLA captures Prizren[10], Pashtrik[11][12] and most of Vërrin[13][14][15].
* 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.[16]
* 1-30 August: 17 Yugoslav policemen killed in attacks by KLA in the Drenica valley.
* 7 August: Battle of Morina. Yugoslav forces suffer heavy losses. KLA victory.[17]
* 10 August–17 August: Second Battle of Lođa. Yugoslav victory.
* 11–12 August: Second Battle of Glodjane Yugoslav victory.
* 1 September: Conflict in Les. Serbian police 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.[16]
* 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.
* 24 December: Battle of Llapashtica. KLA victory.[18]

## 1999[edit]

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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 [19][20]
* 27-29 January: Battle of Rogovë. Yugoslav victory.
* Račak massacre.
* March 11: Battle of Ješkovo, resulting in a KLA victory.[21][22]
* March 15-16: Fighting in Podujevo; burning reported in the villages of Oshlane and Pantin.[23]
* March 17: Battle of Kabash. KLA victory. KLA capture Kabash and Korisha.[24]
* 28 March: Battle of Pozhar: KLA victory.[25]
* 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.[26][27]
* 18 April: Battle of Pirana. KLA victory.[28]
* 18 April: Battle of Shkembi i Gradinës. Decisive KLA victory.[29]
* 18-23 April: Battle of Marec. KLA victory
* 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.
* 17 May: Battle of Jabllanica. KLA suffers heavy losses, but wins the battle.[30]
* 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.[31].
* 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

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## Further reading[edit]

* Tim Judah (2002). Kosovo: War and Revenge. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09725-2.