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Serbians protesting NATO air attacks

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Distribution of ethnic Albanians and Serbs in Kosovo

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Distribution of ethnic Albanians and Serbs in Kosovo

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Rubenstein Book pages 250-251

Roberts, David. "WHEN AND WHY DID THE ETHNIC CLEANSING BEGIN?" Ethnic cleansing, when and why it started in Kosovo,. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Apr. 2017.

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Is the world getting involved in this cleansing? Should other countries get involved?

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Is the world getting involved in this cleansing? Should other countries get involved?

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The US and w Europe operated through NATO and launched an air attack against the Serbians. When Serbia agreed to withdraw from Kosovo the air attacks ended. There has been little if any international interference in Kosovo since their independence.

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In a way, the conflict has been resolved. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 2008. It is recognized by about 60 other countries, but it is opposed by Serbia and Russia. Tension and antagonism still exist between the two countries, but violence has been reduced if not almost completely eliminated.

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What impact is this cleansing having on the ethnic groups involved? The nation? The world?

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What impact is this cleansing having on the ethnic groups involved? The nation? The world?

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In 1999 the ethnic cleansing reached its climax. The serbs forced out 750,000 of the 2 mil ethnic albanians in kosovo. They were forced from their homes mostly to camps in Albania. There were also many massacres of Albanians including the Racak "massacre" which occurred on Friday, January 15. Evidence suggests was actually a battle. It can be seen as part of an on-going war in which both sides targeted civilians. The Serbs killed 45, including a 12-year-old boy and two women. They were all unarmed civilians, but there were also 9 KLA men killed at the same time. The Serbs removed their own dead. Many villages formerly occupied by Albanians were also burned. Conflicts in the Balkan peninsula affect the rest of the world b/c of the Balkan peninsulas strategic placement between democratic w europe and communist e europe.

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The cleansing started after the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992. When Yugoslavia broke up Serbia took complete control of Kosovo and started their ethnic cleansing of the ethnic Albanians.

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The Serbians are cleansing the ethnic Albanians from Kosovo. The ethnic Albanians make up 90% of the pop. of Kosovo. Serbia controlled Kosovo during the 12th 13th and 14th centuries. In 1389 the Serbians lost Kosovo to the ottoman empire. b/c Kosovo had an important role in Serbian history Serbia was given control of it when Yugoslavia was formed.

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The result of a civil war in Kosovo between the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) on one side and Serbian forces on the other. It is occurring because the Serbians state that Kosovo is the cradle of their civilization. They have many roots there and they have monasteries dating back to medieval times there. They want sole control of the territory and want the ethnic Albanians out.