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Kosovo War
1998–1999
Balkans
Status: ended
Casualties: ~13,000+
Serb repression of Kosovo Albanians prompted NATO's 78-day air campaign (March–June 1999) — the first major use of force in NATO history without UN authorisation. Milošević capitulated; Kosovo declared independence in 2008.
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Belligerents
- FR Yugoslavia (Milošević)
- Kosovo Liberation Army
- NATO
Casualties
~13,000+
From World at War, an interactive atlas by Jairus Pereira.
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