Crisis in Kosovo
The area of Kosovo is no stranger to conflict. In 1389, the invading Muslim Turks defeated Christian Serbs on the Field of Blackbirds in Kosovo. Kosovo fell under Turkish rule, which allowed Albanians to migrate from the south. This greatly increased the Albanian population of Kosovo. Six hundred years later, Slobadon Milosevic used this ancient battle to create a dispute between the ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, who are Islamic, and the Serb Kosavars, who are Christian. This was the beginning of the modern crisis in Kosovo. Milosevic removed the autonomic government of Kosovo, which is mostly Albanian, and sent Serb police forces into Kosovo. The Albanians in that area are demanding independence from Yugoslavia, while claiming “[Ethnic Albanians] have no spiritual or ethnic background with the Serbs” (Ake 73). The Albanians also make claims of persecution and oppression by the Serb forces. A guerilla tactical army, known as The Kosovo Liberation Army, formed to fight for Kosovo’s independence. In response to this, Serb soldiers are forcing the Albanians to leave Kosovo. The military campaign in Kosovo, led by the North American Treaty Organization, is known as Operation: Allied Force. The operation is a s
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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