List of wars involving Kosovo explained

This is a list of wars and conflicts involving the Republic of Kosova (1990s), the Kosovo Liberation Army, the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, and the current partially recognised Republic of Kosovo (since 2008).

*e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Kosovo, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
Attack against Mehmed Ali Pasha (1878)League of PrizrenVictory
Serbian campaign the First Balkan War (1912–1913) Kosovo Albanians Kingdom of SerbiaDefeat
  • Serbia defeats Ottoman forces and captures large areas of Kosovo.
  • Serbian army commits massacres against Albanians living there.
  • Serbia annexes most of Kosovo
Uprising of Dukagjini (1919) Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and SlovenesDefeat
  • Yugoslav forces quell rebellion in the Drenica/Metohija area.
  • Kachak defeat causes the Second Uprising in Metohija
Second Uprising in Dukagjini(1920) Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and SlovenesVictory
Conflict in the Neutral Zone of Junik(1921) Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and SlovenesVictory
Drenica-Junik Uprising (1924) Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and SlovenesDefeat
Kosovo War
(1998–1999)
KLA
FARK--------Border clashes


Albania[1] [2]

Yugoslavia
Republic of Serbia
Kumanovo Treaty

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BBC News Europe Albania reports incursion by Yugoslav forces.
  2. Web site: War in the Balkans: Serbs enter Albania and burn village. Independent.co.uk. 13 April 1999.
  3. News: Nato's bombing blunders. BBC News. 1999-06-01. 2012-05-06.
  4. News: Yugoslav, NATO Generals Sign Peace Agreement for Kosovo / Alliance will end air campaign when Serbian troops pull out. San Francisco Chronicle. 1999-06-10. 2012-02-20. Valerie. Reitman. Paul. Richter. John-Thor. Dahlburg.