As of 2025, the government of Serbia continues to regard Kosovo as part of Serbia's sovereign territory and asserts its territorial claim over Kosovo.
August 06, 2025
high
political
States Belgrade's enduring position on the status of Kosovo.
After the 1999 NATO campaign, the Kosovo Force (KFOR) deployed under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 with about 50,000 troops to stabilize the region, separate combatants, and rebuild governance.
January 01, 1999
high
temporal
Historical example of a large post-conflict international stabilization mission.
NATO conducted an aerial bombing campaign against Serbia in 1999 that lasted 78 days to pressure then-President Slobodan Milosevic to end his crackdown on ethnic Albanian separatists in Kosovo.
January 01, 1999
high
historical
Military intervention in the Balkans connected to the Kosovo conflict.
NATO conducted an aerial bombing campaign of Serbia in 1999 that lasted 78 days aimed at forcing then-President Slobodan Milosevic to end a crackdown on ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.
January 01, 1999
high
historical
Description of the 1999 NATO campaign in the Balkans and its stated objective.