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'''The Kosovo War''' was fought in 1999 between [[Serbia]] and [[NATO]]. NATO forces, under the command of General [[Wesley Clark]], bombed the Serbs for 75 days to stop an alleged Serb campaign of ethnic cleansing against Kosovar [[Albania]]ns.  While efforts were made to minimize civilian casualties and the Serbian military was genearlly well hidden to avoid taking much damage, the Serbs capitulated under increasing use of bombing and destroying industrial targets.  Indeed, the damage to their economy continued far beyond the war's end.
 
'''The Kosovo War''' was fought in 1999 between [[Serbia]] and [[NATO]]. NATO forces, under the command of General [[Wesley Clark]], bombed the Serbs for 75 days to stop an alleged Serb campaign of ethnic cleansing against Kosovar [[Albania]]ns.  While efforts were made to minimize civilian casualties and the Serbian military was genearlly well hidden to avoid taking much damage, the Serbs capitulated under increasing use of bombing and destroying industrial targets.  Indeed, the damage to their economy continued far beyond the war's end.
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NATO forces occupied [[Kosovo]] as Albanians who had fled during the conflict returned.  They were generally unable to protect Serbian Christians living in Kosovo, the founding place of the [[Serbian Orthodox Church]], and the majority of the Serbian Christian population has since fled.  Kosovo's parliament declared independence from Serbia in 2008.
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NATO forces occupied [[Kosovo]] as Albanians who had fled during the conflict returned.  They were generally unable to protect Serbian Christians living in Kosovo, the founding place of the [[Serbian Orthodox Church]], and the majority of the Serbian Christian population has since fled.  Kosovo's parliament declared independence from Serbia in 2008, a move that was not accepted by Serbia, but received the support of NATO, bypassing the [[United Nations]]. [[Russia]], who has veto power in the United Nations, was not pleased at the move that it considered to be a heavyhanded slap against its traditional ally Serbia.
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
[[Slobodan Milosevic]]
 
[[Slobodan Milosevic]]
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