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]

1996

Date	Event
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.

1998

• 28 February: Firefight in Likošane. 4 policemen killed by KLA.
• 28 February: Serbian police killed 14 Albanians of the Ahmeti family.
• 5 March: KLA attacks police station.
• 5–7 March: Attack on Prekaz. Yugoslav victory. 28 militants and 30 civilians killed by VJ.
• 23 April: Albanian–Yugoslav border clashes. Yugoslav victory. 18 militants killed by VJ.
• 25 May and 1 April: Ljubenić massacres.
• 22 June–1 July: Battle of Belaćevac Mine. Yugoslav 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.
• 6 July–17 August: Battle of Lođa. Yugoslav victory.
• 17–20 July Battle of Orahovac. Yugoslav victory.
• 28 July–17 August: Battle of Junik. Yugoslav victory.
• 11–12 August: Battle of Glodjane. Yugoslav victory.
• 9 September: Lake Radonjić massacre.
• 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

• Račak massacre.
• NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, Operation Allied Force.
• F-117A shoot-down.
• 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.
• Vučitrn massacre.
• Battle of Košare. Both KLA and Yugoslav sides claim victory.
• Grdelica train bombing.
• 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.

References

1. "KOSOVO: ONE YEAR AFTER THE RIOTS". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28.
2. Reuters (30 July 1981). "6 More Yugoslavs Sentenced For Ethnic Rioting in Kosovo" – via NYTimes.com.

Further reading

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