Timeline of the Kosovo War

Timeline of the Kosovo War. Abbreviations:

Combatants
Peace-keeping forces
Organizations

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]

1991-1992

Date Event
1991 (exact date unknown) Croatian President Franjo Tuđman urges Kosovar Albanians to open a new front against Serbia and forms a new special Croatian Army unit with 400 Albanian soldiers which were supposed to be sent to Kosovo. However, after negotiations with Bujar Bukoshi fell through, the Kosovar-Albanian unit was dispatched in October and reincorporated.[3][4]
30 December 1991 Siege of Prekaz. Serbian police besiege the Jashari house but are forced to retreat from Prekaz.[5]

1993-early 1998

Date Event
May 1993 2 Serbian police officers were killed in an ambush by Albanians in the town of Drenas, Kosovo.[6]
22 May 1993 Glogovac attack. KLA victory. 4-5 Yugoslav officers killed and 2 injured.
16 February 1995 A Serb policeman goes on a shooting spree, killing an Albanian.[6]
April 1995 Yugoslav police station attacked in the village of Isniq in the Deçan municipality, killing 2 Serbian police officers and wounding 4 in an Explosion at the station. [7]
20 June 1995 A nine-year old Albanian boy is shot dead by Serbian soldiers after approaching barracks to retrieve his goat.[6]
21 April 1996 Kosovo Albanian student Armend Daci was shot by a Serb civilian sniper in Sunny Hill, Prishtina.
25 April 1996 Three KLA members shoot in Restaurant Çakor in Deçan and kill three people.
16 June 1996 Police officer Goran Mitrović was seriously injured in an attack on a police patrol near Podujevo by the KLA.[8]
17 June 1996 In Sipolje, near 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.[8]
25 October 1996 Surkis ambush. 2 Yugoslav officers killed.[9]
31 January 1997 Pestovë Ambush. Serbian police victory. Serbian Police kill Zahir Pajaziti.
May 6 1997 Battle of Qafë Prush. Yugoslav victory. Yugoslav forces kill Luan Haradinaj and wound several others
16 October 1997 Attack on the Kliçinë Police station. Yugoslav forces kill KLA founder of logistics, Adrian Krasniqi.[10]
25 November 1997 KLA besiege the Srbica police station and attack police patrols in Rznic and Dečan. 1 Yugoslav police officer is killed while 4 others are wounded.[8]
26-28 November 1997 First Battle of Rezalla. KLA victory. KLA Forces led by Adem Jashari push Yugoslav forces out of Ludoviq (New Rezalla) on 26 November. 2 days later, on 28 November the first public KLA appearance occurs.[11] KLA gained control over Drenica.[12]
January 1998 Young armed men of Klina who were not a part of the KLA remove all Serb Police presence in Klina.[13]
22 January 1998 First attack on Prekaz. Albanians drive out Serbian forces out of the village and its surroundings.[14]

Kosovo War

1998

  • 28 February: 4 Yugoslav soldiers are killed in an ambush by the KLA in the village of Likoshan.[15]
  • 28 February: Attacks on Likoshane and Çirez. Yugoslav victory
  • 28 February: Likoshan killings. Serbian police killed 14 Albanians of the Ahmeti family.
  • February 1998: Drenica ambush: Four Serbian police officers were killed in a KLA ambush near Drenica.[16]
  • 5 March: 4 Yugoslav policemen killed in an attack on a police station by KLA in Prekaz.[5]
  • 5–7 March: Attack on Prekaz. Yugoslav victory. 59 Albanians killed by VJ, including 28 women and young children.
  • March-May: Kosovo spring uprising (1998). Inconclusive. KLA captures several areas. Start of the KLA Summer offensive
  • 24 March: First Battle of Glodjane KLA victory.
  • 26 March: Ambush near Prekaz. Yugoslav victory. Death of Ilir Lushtaku.[17]
  • 22 April: Battle of Dashinoc. KLA victory.[18]
  • 23 April: Albanian–Yugoslav border clashes. Yugoslav victory. 18 militants killed by VJ.
  • 26 April: Attack near Gorozub. Yugoslav victory, KLA soldiers flee to Albania.[19]
  • 27 April: Operation in Glodjane. Yugoslav victory, 8 KLA soldiers killed in police operation.[19]
  • 3-6 May: Attacks in Ponoševac. Inconclusive[20]
  • 7-10 May: First Battle of Lapushnik. KLA victory.
  • 9 May: Yugoslav forces kill KLA general Ilir Konushevci and doctor Hazir Mala in an ambush near the Albanian border.[21]
  • 12-14 May: Anadrinë offensive. KLA victory. Yugoslav forces retreat from the Anadrinë region.
  • 15 May-3 July: Offensive on Kijevo. Yugoslav Victory.
  • 15-17 May: Clashes in Iglarevo.[22]
  • 25 May: Ambush near Ljubenić. KLA victory. 3 officers killed after the KLA attacked a vehicle near Ljubenić. Start of the Ljubenić massacre.[23]
  • 31 May: Ambush near Drenas. One Serbian policeman killed in KLA ambush. Yugoslav forces kill 20 civilians in retaliation.[24]
  • June–August: KLA Summer offensive (1998). KLA strategic failure. KLA captures 40% of Kosovo but are soon overrun by Yugoslav offensive. Yugoslav forces retake most eastern towns. 80 Serbian police officers are killed. 70+ KLA fighters killed.
  • 1-3 June: Dečan operation Victory for the MUP and the JSO, clearing of most of southwestern Kosovo from KLA units.
  • 7 June: 2 KLA members killed crossing the Macedonian-Yugoslav border.[6]
  • 9 June: Yugoslav Offensive on Albanian Border. Over 250 KLA weapons seized. Yugoslav Victory[25]
  • 15 June: 2 Yugoslav policemen killed and 7 wounded in a KLA ambush.[26]
  • 22 June–1 July: Battle of Belaćevac Mine. Yugoslav victory.
  • 1 July: Battle of Ade and Dobro Selo. Yugoslav victory, Yugoslav forces regain control over the Ade and Dobro Selo.[19]
  • 6 July: Lođa Ambush. 2 Yugoslav policemen killed.[27]
  • 6 July–17 July: First Battle of Lođa. KLA victory.
  • 7-16 July: KLA Summer offensive (1998).
  • 15 July: The KLA attacked the Trepça mine.[28]
  • 16 July: Clashes in Prizren suburb of Tuzus. Yugoslav victory, yugoslav forces drive out the KLA.[19]
  • 17–20 July Battle of Orahovac. Yugoslav victory.
  • 18 July: Albanian–Yugoslav border clashes. Yugoslav victory.
  • 19 July: Clashes around Orahovac.[29]
  • 19 July: Yugoslav-Albanian Border Shelling. 30 militants killed. Yugoslav Victory[30]
  • 24 July: Unblocking of the Pristina–Peja road. Yugoslav victory and KLA withdrawal.[31]
  • 25–26 July: Second Battle of Llapushnik. Yugoslav victory. KLA abandonment of the Lapušnik prison camp. 23 of 35 inmates killed by KLA.
  • 27 July: Battles for Gornja and Donja Klina. Yugoslav Victory[32]
  • July-4 October: Yugoslav counter-offensive in Kosovo (1998). Yugoslav victory. Yugoslavia recaptures and established control over most of Kosovo. Ceasefire agreement on 4 October. KLA is weakened.[33]
  • 28 July–17 August: Battle of Junik. Yugoslav victory.
  • 31 July: Clash near Lipljan. Yugoslav victory, KLA suffers 8 killed and several captured.[19]
  • 1 August: Offensive on Josanica. Yugoslav victory, Yugoslav forces drive out KLA from their positions in Josanica, Srbica-Klina road opened.[19]
  • 2–4 August: Yugoslav offensive in Drenica in August. Yugoslav victory. Several villages captured.[19]
  • 3 August: Offensive in Klina. Yugoslav victory, 9 villages came under Yugoslav control[19]
  • 4 August: Capture of Lausa. Yugoslav victory[19]
  • 1-30 August: Drenica attacks. KLA victory. 17 Yugoslav soldiers killed by KLA attacks in the Drenica Valley.
  • 10 August–17 August: Second Battle of Lođa. Yugoslav victory.
  • 9-12 August: Clashes in Rznic-Babaloc. Yugoslav Victory.[34][35]
  • 11–12 August: Second Battle of Glodjane Yugoslav victory.
  • 15 August: Operation Eagle (Kosovo War). KLA victory. 6 Yugoslav troops killed in an ambush.
  • 16-25 August: Yugoslav Counter Offensive on Malishevë Yugoslav Victory.[35]
  • 22-25 August: Battle of Kleçka. Yugoslav victory. Yugoslav forces capture Kleçka and Luzhnica. 5-6 KLA militants killed. KLA general Ismet Jashari is killed.
  • 26-27 August: Yugoslav forces attack the KLA in Llausha, Cerovik, Polac and Açarevë but are later pushed out by the KLA.[36]
  • 26 August: Battle of Gunovc and Komorec. KLA victory, 8 Yugoslav soldiers killed by the KLA.[37]
  • 26-27 August: Yugoslav forces attack the KLA in Llausha, Cerovik, Polac and Açarevë but are later pushed out by the KLA.[36]
  • September: Yugoslav September Offensive. Yugoslav victory.
  • 1 September: Incident in Lez. 16 Militants killed. Serbian police victory.[38][39]
  • 1–5 September: Yugoslav offensive in Prizren. Yugoslav victory.
  • 2-4 September: Attacks on Astrozub. KLA forced to surrender after the village is encircled. It is later retaken by KLA.
  • 9 September: Lake Radonjić massacre.
  • September: Lake Radonjić Operation. MUP and JSO victory. Yugoslav troops capture Lake Radonjić.
  • 11 September: Attack on Rezalla. KLA victory. Yugoslav forces attmept to enter Rezalla through Llausha and Marina but are stopped by the KLA. Heavy Yugoslav shelling leads to the death of several Albanian civilians.[40][41]
  • 13 September: Capture of Likovac. Yugoslav victory
  • 22-26 September: Central Drenica offensive. Yugoslav victory despite heavy casualties. 6 villages captured by Yugoslav forces. Start of the Gornje Obrinje massacre.[42][43]
  • 25 September: Deblocking of Drenas. Yugoslav victory.[44]
  • 25 September: Attack on the Likovac-Gornje Obrinje Road. KLA victory. 5 Yugoslav police officers killed.[45]
  • 26 September: After more than a dozen Serb police are killed in fighting with the KLA.[46]
  • 30 September: Operation Fenix. KLA victory.
  • 26-29 September: Gornje Obrinje massacre.
  • 8 October: KLA commander of the 112th Brigade "Arben Haliti", Abedin Rexha is murdered in Klladërnica, a village near Skenderaj under unclear circumstances. The Killer was later confirmed to be Gani Geci, another KLA soldier during the war.[47][48]
  • 15 October: Holbrooke-Milošević Agreement. Ceasefire in Kosovo starts after an agreement between Richard Holbrooke and Slobodan Milošević for a temporary Yugoslav withdrawal. Yugoslav withdrawal commenced on 25 October. KLA re-establishes control in some places that didn't had Yugoslav presence and that had Albanian majority and reorganizes. Ceasefire broken in early December after an ambush on the Albanian-Yugoslav border.[49]
  • 11 November: KLA returns to Malisheva.[50]
  • 3 December: Albanian–Yugoslav border clash. Yugoslav victory.
  • 14 December: Albanian–Yugoslav border clashes. Yugoslav victory.
  • 14 December: Panda Bar massacre.
  • 19 December: Zvonko Bojanić, the Serb mayor of the town of Kosovo Polje is assassinated by the KLA.[51]
  • 23–27 December: Battle of Podujevo. Yugoslav victory.
  • 24–27 December. Yugoslav Winter offensive. Yugoslav victory. Yugoslav forces shelled several villages near the northern town of Podujevo and entered Lapastica which was KLA stronghold.[52]

1999

  • 1 January: Battle near Štimlje. Yugoslav victory.[53][54]
  • 7-8 January: 4 Yugoslav policemen killed in KLA attacks.[6]
  • 8 January: Ambush near Suva reka. In an ambush by the KLA near stimlje, 4 police officers were killed and 1 wounded.[55][56][57][58]
  • 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.[59]
  • 10 January: The KLA attacked a police patrol in Slivovo. One policeman was killed.[57]
  • 15 January: Račak fighting (1999) MUP victory, Yugoslav forces take control over Račak and KLA withdrawal.[60]
  • 15 January: Račak Massacre
  • 16 January: Southern Kosovo Clashes. 15 Militants Killed. Yugoslav Victory[61]
  • 20 January: Skirmishes near Kosovska Mitrovica. Yugoslav Victory.[62][63]
  • 27 January: Yugoslav forces returned in Drenica especially in villages of Glogovac, Lapushnik and Kijevo, they also remained heavily deployed in Račak.[64]
  • 27–29 January: Battle of Rogovo. Yugoslav victory.
  • 27 February: Battle of Vucitrn. Yugoslav victory. Yugoslav army overran KLA positions, KLA forced to withdraw.[65]
  • 1 March: Clashes in Orahovac. Yugoslav Victory. Civilians flee the area.[66]
  • 8 March: Battle of Ivajë. Tactical KLA victory. KLA‘s 162th Brigade "Agim Bajrami" repels the attacks on the village of Ivajë near Kaçanik.[67]
  • 11 March: Second battle of Ješkovo, Yugoslav victory.[68]
  • 15-16 March: Fighting in Podujevo; burning reported in the villages of Oshlane and Pantin.[69]
  • 17 March: Yugoslav offensive on Kabash. Yugoslav victory. Yugoslav forces capture Kabash and KLA stronghold.[70]
  • March: Attacks on the Skenderaj and Lluzhan Police stations. KLA victory. Start of a Yugoslav offensive in Drenica.[71]
  • 20-21 March: Yugoslav offensive on Skenderaj. Inconclusive. 10 civilians executed.[72]
  • 20-31 March: Yugoslav offensive in Kosovo. Yugoslav victory. Capture of dozen of villages and territories in Srbica and Glogovac municipalities, establishment of yugoslav control over the area and crimes against albanian population. Yugoslav forces temporary withdrew allowing KLA to retain it's presence in area.[73][74][75]
  • 23 March: Battle of Pasoma. Yugoslav victory.[76]
  • Late March: Attacks in Drenas. KLA forces under Besim Mala, Sabit Lladrovci and Asllan Fazliu attacked the Drenas Police station and the Feronikel plant in Drenas, which acted as bases for the Serbian Police and the Yugoslav Army. Strategic KLA victory.[77]
  • 24 March-11 June: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, codenamed Operation Allied Force.
  • 24 March-11 June: Operation Echo.
  • 24 March-9 June: Bombing of Novi Sad.
  • March–June: Drenica massacres.
  • 24 March-15 May: Second Battle of Rezalla. KLA victory despite the Death of Malush Ahmeti. Yugoslav forces fail to penetrate or capture Rezalla.[40][41]
  • 24 March: Prapashticë ambush. Yugoslav victory. Yugoslav forces kill Ismet Asllani.
  • 25 March: Aircraft chase from Batajnica. NATO victory. 2 Yugoslav MiG-29's chase a NATO aircraft from Batajnica but are then attacked by 2 NATO F-15. Both MiG-29's are shotdown
  • 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.[78]
  • 28 March: Izbica massacre.
  • 29 March: Battle of Prekaz (1999). KLA victory. Yugoslav forces retreat to Polac
  • 30 March: Fighting in Negroc. Inconclusive. Civilians flee to the surrounding villages of Vuçak and Tërdec.[79]
  • 31 March: Pastasel massacre
  • 31 March: Incident near Yugoslav–Macedonian border. 3 US soldiers captured.[80]
  • 6 April: Crmljanska Suka offensive. Yugoslav victory. Yugoslav forces managed to defeat KLA who had NATO air support and captured Crmljanska Suka, Jablanica and Kraljane.[81]
  • 7 April: Second Battle of Pastasellë. Yugoslav victory. Temporary Yugoslav control of Pastasellë.[82]
  • 8 April: KLA forces kill Serbian police commander Salipur Vidomir and destroy one Jeep near Peć.[83]
  • 9 April-10 June 1999: Battle of Košare. Yugoslav victory. KLA and NATO are unable to make further advances.[84][85]
  • 10 April: Yugoslav mount an offensive against 7 KLA strongholds which would later fall into the hands of Yugoslavia.[86]
  • Mid April: Yugoslav forces carry out several offensives on KLA strongholds in the Regions of Shala e Bajgorës, Drenica, Jezerc, Rugova, Çyçavica and other places.[87]
  • 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. KLA Victory. KLA brake the encirclement, leaving behind a large number of Serbian soldiers killed.[88][89]
  • 16 April: Battle of Mazniku. Yugoslav victory. Death of Shkëlzen Haradinaj.
  • 17 April: Battle of Çyçavica. KLA victory. Yugoslav advance near Çyçavica is halted. Start of the Poklek massacre.[90]
  • 17 April: Poklek massacre[90][91]
  • 18 April: Battle of Pirana. KLA victory.[92]
  • 18-23 April: Battle of Marec. KLA victory
  • 21 April: Meja ambush. KLA victory. 6 policemen killed near Meja. Start of the Meja massacre.
  • 23 April: NATO bombing of the Radio Television of Serbia headquarters.
  • 27-28 April: Meja massacre.
  • April: Zllash torture. 6 civilians tortured and 1 civilian killed by KLA.
  • 30 April: Battle of Shtuticë. Yugoslav victory. Death of Ilaz Kodra.[93]
  • May: Operations in Llap. Yugoslav victory. Capture of major KLA stronghold in Upper Lapaštica, clearing of eastern Llap from the KLA and complete defeat of the KLA in that area.[94]
  • 1 May: Fighting near Vučitrn. KLA victory. 2 Yugoslav police officers killed. Civilians flee from Vučitrn. Start of the Vučitrn massacre.[95]
  • 1 May: Lužane bus bombing.
  • 2-3 May: Vučitrn massacre.
  • 4 May: Incident in Nakučan (1999). Yugoslav victory, pilot later saved
  • 7 May: United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.
  • 7-11 May: Battle of Çabrati. Inconclusive. Many KLA militants and Serb policmen killed.[96][97]
  • 7-12 May: Cluster bombing of Niš.
  • By 12 May KLA didn't had any presence or were defeated in Dragobilje, Likovac, Obrinje, Budakovo, Čičavica, Lapaštica and Metohija.[98]
  • 12 May: NATO spokesperson Jamie Shea states that Yugoslav forces are trying to capture KLA strongholds and that there are 10,000–15,000 volunteers in the KLA fighting against Yugoslav troops.[99][100] This claim was later proven to be false by Milovan Drecun who managed to prove that Yugoslav forces controlled and captured the majority of Kosovo at that point, including key KLA strongholds, defeating them in many areas with only some small groups remaining active.[101]
  • 13 May: Koriša bombing.
  • 14 May: Ćuška massacre.
  • 16-17 May: Offensive on Tusus. KLA victory. 3 Yugoslav soldiers killed.[102]
  • 17 May: Battle of Jabllanica. KLA suffers heavy losses, but wins the battle.[103]
  • By mid May KLA has been defeated or cleared from around Pristina, Kosovska Mitrovica, Prizren, Malisevo, and Drenica.[98]
  • 18 May: Graštica Ambushes. KLA victory. 8-10 Yugoslav soldiers killed. Extensive amount of equipment captured.
  • 19-20 May: 14 Yugoslav special forces killed in an ambush by KLA near Junik.[104][105]
  • 19-23 May: Dubrava Prison bombings and executions. 19-23 civilians killed by bombings and 79-82 civilians were executed
  • 21-22 May: Magura Raid. KLA victory. Hundreds of anti-tank mines captured by the KLA after a raid on a Yugoslav military base in Magura.[106]
  • 25 May: Thousands of anti-war protesters, including many soldiers who have deserted from Kosovo, rally in southern and central Serbia, calling for the withdrawal of conscript troops from the conflict zone. Despite efforts by two high-ranking Yugoslav army generals to ease tensions, around 2,000 people gather outside the municipal hall in Krusevac to oppose a regional call-up. Similar protests take place in Aleksandrovac and Raska.[6]
  • 26 May: Tusuz ambush. KLA victory. 3 policemen killed on Tusus road by KLA.[107]
  • 26-29 May: Tusuz massacre. Serbian police kills 27 Albanian civilians.[108]
  • 26 May-10 June: Battle of Pashtrik. KLA–NATO strategic failure and end of war in Yugoslav military victory.[109] KLA captures Mount Pashtrik but fails to reach its main objective.[110][111]
  • 30 May: Varvarin bridge bombing. 10 Serbian civilians killed. 17 injured.
  • 30 May: Ambush near Orlate, Yugoslav victory. Death of Rasim Kiçina.
  • 2 June: Belanici offensive. Yugoslav victory. Yugoslav forces and volunteers attacked KLA stronghold in Belanica, where after days of fighting managed to defeat the KLA and capture the stronghold.[112]
  • 9 June: Kumanovo Agreement. End of the Kosovo War.

Aftermath

1999

  • 10 June: Following the NATO bombing and end of the war, Yugoslav forces withdraw from Kosovo.[113]
  • 11 June: Following the end of the war and departure of Yugoslav forces, KLA takes control of Prizren.[114]
  • 1999: Operation Kinetic (1999). 1400 Canadian troops deployed in Kosovo.
  • June–October: Gnjilane killings. 51 Serbian civilians are killed by the KLA Gjilan group.
  • 12 June: Incident at Pristina airport. After a tense standoff an agreement is made between NATO and Russia as the incident ends peacefully.
  • 12 June: Peja killings. 7 Albanian civilians are killed by Serbian forces.[115]
  • 12 June: Start of the Insurgency in the Preševo Valley
  • 13 June: Prizren incident (1999). KFOR victory. 2 Yugoslav army stragglers killed. KFOR troops secure Prizren.
  • 20 June: KLA agrees to disband its forces after a meeting with NATO.[116]
  • 23 June: Zhegër Incident (1999). American/KFOR victory. KFOR troops secure Zhegër. 3 serbian militants killed.
  • July: Ugljare mass grave. 15 Serbian civilians killed.
  • 23 July: Staro Gracko massacre. 14 Serbian farmers killed.
  • 6 September: Ranilug incident. In an incident near the village of Ranilug, a Russian KFOR patrol shoots and kills 3 Serbian gunmen who attacked a carload of ethnic Albanians.[117]
  • 5 October: Albanians clash with armed Serb civilians and Russian and French KFOR in Mitrovica. 10 Albanians, 10 French, 6 Russians wounded and 1 Russian Tank destroyed. 3 Serbs killed and several injured.[118]

2000

  • 16 February: Start of the 2000 unrest in Kosovo.
  • 26 February: A prominent serb medical doctor was murdered in Gnjilane.
  • 29 February: A Russian KFOR soldier was killed in Srbica.
  • February: A UN bus transporting Serb refugees in Mitrovica was hit by an anti-tank missile, and a grenade was thrown into a Serb café the same month, resulting in rioting by Serb civilians. 8 people killed.[119]
  • February: A Yugoslav police officer and physician were killed, and 3 officers and a physician were wounded in Kosovska Mitrovica.
  • 15 March: FRY file a complain after 16 serbian civilians were injured by grenade attacks in North Mitrovica.
  • 6 June: A grenade is thrown at a crowd of Serbians waiting for the bus in Gračanica. 3 civilians were injured.
  • 6 June: End of the 2000 unrest in Kosovo.
  • 28 October: 2000 Kosovan local elections.

2001

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