Yugoslav wars

The Yugoslav wars were a series of violent conflicts in the territory of the former Yugoslavia that took place between 1991-2001. They comprised two sets of successive wars affecting all of the six former Yugoslav republics. Alternative terms in use include the "War in the Balkans", or "War in (former) Yugoslavia", "Wars of Yugoslav Succession" or rarely the "Third Balkan War" (a term coined by British journalist Misha Glenny, alluding to the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913).

Conflicts in the east and south

• Kosovo War (1996-1999)
• Conflict in Macedonia (2001)
• Conflict in Southern Serbia (2001)

In Kosovo, Macedonia, and Central Serbia, the conflicts were typified by racial and political tension between Slav governments and Albanian national minorities which sought autonomy or independence.

Related Topics:
Kosovo - Macedonia - Central Serbia - Albanian

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The conflict in Kosovo broke out into a full-scale war in 1999, while the Macedonian and southern Serbian conflicts were characterised by armed clashes between state security forces and ethnic Albanian guerrillas. The war in Kosovo ended with NATO intervention against Serbian forces, although further widespread unrest in Kosovo broke out in 2004. The conflicts in southern Serbia and in Republic of Macedonia ended with internationally-overseen peace agreements between the insurgents and the government, but the situation in both regions remains fragile.

Related Topics:
NATO - Unrest in Kosovo - 2004

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