List of wars involving Kosovo

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. Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 ResultBosnian Battle of Kosovo (1831) Bosnian Rebels AlbaniansOttoman Empire Victory Albanians defect from the Ottoman forces and join the Bosnian rebels Attack against Mehmed Ali Pasha (1878)League of Prizren VictorySerbian campaign the First Balkan War (1912–1913) Kosovo Albanians Kingdom of Serbia Defeat Serbia defeats Ottoman forces and captures large areas of Kosovo. Serbian army commits massacres against Albanians living there. Serbia annexes most of KosovoUprising of Dukagjini (1919) Kachaks Kosovo Albanians Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Defeat Yugoslav forces quell rebellion in the Drenica/Metohija area. Kachak defeat causes the Second Uprising in MetohijaSecond Uprising in Dukagjini (1920) Kachaks Kosovo Albanians Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Victory Albanians under Azem Galica defeat Yugoslav forces, and capture Drenica and most of Metohija. As a result the Neutral Zone of Junik is established in 1921.Conflict in the Neutral Zone of Junik (1921) Kachaks Kosovo Albanians Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Victory Yugoslav forces invade the Neutral Zone of Junik and Drenica Yugoslav forces are pushed back by Kachak rebels under Azem Galica.Drenica-Junik Uprising (1924) Kachaks Kosovo Albanians Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Defeat Yugoslav forces annex areas of the Neutral Zone of Junik and Drenica. Azem Galica is killed.Kosovo War(1998–1999) KLA FARK

Border clashes: Yugoslavia Republic of Serbia Kumanovo Treaty Yugoslav forces pull out of Kosovo United Nations Resolution 1244 KLA veterans join the UÇPMB, starting the Preševo insurgency Bulldozer Revolution in Yugoslavia in 2000 Banjska attack (2023) Kosovo Police KSF Serb militants ( led by Milan Radoičić) Victory Kosovo Police repel ambush and retake Banjska Monastery. 1 Kosovo police officer killed, 3 militants killed, 8 arrested, large cache of weapons seized. Attack linked to group operating from Serbia; condemned internationally.

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