NATO’s special air force operation against Serbia’s aggression in Kosovo took place exactly 23 years ago – on March 24, 1999.
This important move marked the end of the Kosovo War and a conflict that lasted 78 days and took the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians.
This is also the day when hope started to be revived amongst Kosovo citizens that freedom and sovereignty were finally starting to seem close.
NATO’s airstrike against Serbian forces was followed by the Agreement of Kumanova, which many have also considered a capitulation of Serbia.
A few days later, the Security Council of the United Nations adopted the 1244 Resolution, through which Kosovo is officially put under the administration of the United Nations Mission.
On February 17, 2008, Kosovo finally declared its independence.
Around 50,000 KFOR troops from 36 different countries, of whom 30,000 from NATO member states, have been deployed in Kosovo since 1999.
Nowadays, a much smaller number of NATO forces, continue their peace-keeping operation in Kosovo.
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