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 |
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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
Date | Event |
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30 December | Attack on Prekaz (1991). Yugoslav forces are pressured to retreat from Prekaz.[3] |
1993-1996
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
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- 22 January: Attack on Jashari's compound in Prekaz. Albanians succeeded in pushing the Serbians out of the village and its surroundings.[7]
- 28 February: Attacks on Likošane and Ćirez Yugoslav Victory
- 28 February: Serbian police killed 14 Albanians of the Ahmeti family.
- February 1998: ambush near drenica: Four Serbian police officers were killed in a KLA ambush near drenica.[8]
- 5 March: 4 Yugoslav policemen killed in a attack on a police station by KLA in Prekaz.[3]
- 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.[9]
- 3-6 May: Attacks in Ponoševac Yugoslav Victory
- 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.[9]
- 12-13 May: Battle of Gradish. KLA victory.[9]
- 12 May: Battle of Anadrina. KLA victory. Yugoslav forces retreat from Anadrinë[10][11]
- 15-17 May: Clashes in Iglarevo.[12]
- 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.
- 2-3 June: Battle of Shaptej Victory for the Yugoslav Army, KLA forced to withdraw from Shaptej.[13][page needed]
- 9 June: Yugoslav Offensive on Albanian Border. Over 250 KLA weapons siezed. Yugoslav Victory[14]
- 9-10 June: Battle of Qerim Yugoslav Victory.[13]
- 15 June: 2 Yugoslav policemen killed and 7 wounded in a KLA ambush.[15]
- 22 June–1 July: Battle of Belaćevac Mine. Yugoslav victory.
- 6 July–17 July: First Battle of Lođa. KLA victory.
- 16 July: First Battle of Vërrin. KLA victory. First battle of the war in the Prizren region.[16][17]
- 17–20 July Battle of Orahovac. Yugoslav victory.
- 18 July: Albanian–Yugoslav border clashes. Yugoslav victory.
- 19 July: Clashes around Orahovac.[18]
- 19 July: Yugoslav-Albanian Border Shelling. 30 Militiants Killed. Yugoslav Victory[19]
- 25–26 July: KLA abandonment of the Lapušnik prison camp. 23 of 35 inmates killed by KLA.
- 25-28 July: Battle of Bllacë. Yugoslav Victory. KLA withdraws[20]
- 27 July: Offensive on Kijevo. Yugoslav Victory.[21]
- 27 July: Battles for Gornja and Donja Klina. Yugoslav Victory[22]
- 28 July: Battle of Đocaj and Jasić KLA Victory
- 28 July: Yugoslav Peć Offensive. Yugoslav Victory[23]
- 28 July–17 August: Battle of Junik. Yugoslav victory.
- 26 August: Battle of Gunovc and Komorec. KLA victory, 8 Yugoslav soldiers killed by the KLA.[24]
- 9 August: Opljaz clashes. KLA victory, 20 Yugoslav soldiers killed by the KLA.[25][26]
- 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.[27]
- 10 August–17 August: Second Battle of Lođa. Yugoslav victory.
- 9-12 August: Clashes in Rznic-Babaloc. Yugoslav Victory.[28][29]
- 11–12 August: Second Battle of Glodjane Yugoslav victory.
- 16-25 August: Yugoslav Counter Offensive on Malishevë Yugoslav Victory.[29]
- 1 September: Incident in Lez. 16 Militiants killed. Serbian police victory.[30][31]
- 2-4 September: Attacks on Astrozub KLA forced to surrender after the city is encircled,later retaken by KLA.
- 1-5 September: Second Battle of Vërrin. KLA victory.
- 9 September: Lake Radonjić massacre.
- 9 September: Yugoslav September Offensive. Yugoslav Victory[32]
- 15 September: Đeravica clashes. KLA victory, 40 Yugoslav soldiers killed and 20 wounded.[33]
- 15-17 September: Battle of Kaçanoll. KLA victory. Yugoslav forces suffer heavy losses.[34]
- 25 September: Battle of Drënas Yugoslav victory, Yugoslav troops regain control over Drenas
- 26 September: After more than a dozen Serb police are killed in fighting with the KLA.[35]
- 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.[36]
1999
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- 8 and 10 January: 4 Yugoslav policemen killed by KLA near Uroševac.
- 8 january. Ambush near Suva reka. In an ambush by the KLA near stimlje, 4 police officers were killed and 1 wounded.[37][38][39][40]
- 8 January: Ambush near Kosovska mitrovica. The KLA ambushed a column of MUP vehicles near Kosovska Mitrovica, killing three soldiers and wounding many more. Eight VJ soldiers were captured.[41]
- 9 January: Battle of Perani. Yugoslav forces suffer heavy losses. KLA victory [42][43]
- 10 January. The KLA attacked a police patrol in Slivovo. One policeman was killed.[44]
- 16 January: Southern Kosovo Clashes. 15 Militiants Killed. Yugoslav Victory[45]
- 20 January: Skirmishes near Kosovska Mitrovica. Yugoslav Victory.[13][46]
- 27–29 January: Battle of Rogovë. Yugoslav victory.
- Račak massacre.
- 1 March: Clashes in Orahovac. Yugoslav Victory. Civilians flee the area.[47]
- 11 March: Second Battle of Jeshkovë, resulting in a KLA victory.
- 15-16 March: Fighting in Podujevo; burning reported in the villages of Oshlane and Pantin.[48]
- 17 March: Battle of Kabash. KLA victory. KLA capture Kabash and Korisha.[49]
- 24 March-11 June: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, codenamed Operation Allied Force.
- 24 March-9 June: Bombing of Novi Sad.
- March-June: Drenica massacres.
- 24 March: Yugoslav Offensive on Srbica. Yugoslav victory.[29][verification needed][50]
- 25 March: Bela Crkva massacre.
- 26 March: Suva Reka massacre.
- 25-28 March: Velika Kruša massacre.
- 27 March: F-117A shootdown by Yugoslav air force.
- 28 March: Battle of Pozhar,KLA victory [51]
- 28 March: Izbica massacre.
- 9 April-10 June 1999: Battle of Košare. KLA forces captured the border outpost of Košare between FR Yugoslavia and Albania, but were unable to make further advances.
- 12 April: Grdelica train bombing.
- 13 April: Albania–Yugoslav border incident. Status quo ante bellum. Albanian Army retakes control.
- 14 April: NATO bombing of Albanian refugees near Gjakova.
- 15 April: Battle of Zhegoc. Yugoslav Victory. 8 KLA Killed[52]
- 17 April: Capture of Paklek. Yugoslav Victory.[53]
- 18 April: Battle of Pirana. KLA victory.[54]
- 18 April: Battle of Shkembi i Gradinës. Decisive KLA victory.[55]
- 18-23 April: Battle of Marec. KLA victory
- 21 April: 6 Yugoslav policemen killed in an ambush by KLA near Meja.
- 23 April: NATO bombing of the Radio Television of Serbia headquarters.
- 27-28 April: Meja massacre.
- April: 2 Yugoslav policemen killed in an ambush by KLA near Vučitrn.
- 1 May: Lužane bus bombing.
- 2-3 May: Vučitrn massacre.
- 7 May: United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.
- 7 May: Battle of Çabrati. Yugoslav Victory.[56]
- 7-12 May: Cluster bombing of Niš.
- 12 May: KLA forces attack VJ transport truck in the village of Vneshte and burn it with soldiers inside.
- 13 May: Koriša bombing.
- 14 May: Ćuška massacre.
- 17 May: Battle of Jabllanica. KLA suffers heavy losses, but wins the battle.[57]
- 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.[58]
- 26 May-3 June: Battle of Pashtrik. KLA forces capture Mount Paštrik, but are unable to make further advances.[59][60]
- 11 June: Following the end of the war and departure of Yugoslav forces, KLA takes control of Prizren.[61]
- 20 June: KLA agrees to disband its forces after a meeting with NATO.[62]
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Further reading
- Tim Judah (2002). Kosovo: War and Revenge. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09725-2.