bombing-NATO-Kosovo – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Sat, 10 Jun 2023 09:01:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 24 years since cessation of NATO air operations against Serbian forces https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/06/10/24-years-since-cessation-of-nato-air-operations-against-serbian-forces/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/06/10/24-years-since-cessation-of-nato-air-operations-against-serbian-forces/#respond Sat, 10 Jun 2023 07:18:16 +0000 http://en.ata.gov.al/?p=208102 PRISTINA, June 10 /ATA/The Secretary General of NATO, Javier Solana, on June 10, 1999, issued the order for cessation of air operations against Serbia, while the UN Security Council, on the same day, approved Resolution 1244, sending in 37,200 KFOR soldiers from 36 countries.

On June 12, 1999, the first NATO infantry troops landed in Kosovo, while the Serbian forces began the pullout.

The mission was divided into five areas of responsibility, belonging to the US, British, French, German and Italian KFOR.

On the heels of NATO deployment, the establishment of the temporary mission of the United Nations Organization has started in Kosovo. It was tasked with administering the country for a certain period of time.

At the same time, the Kosovo Liberation Army was also disbanded, to be transformed into the Kosovo Defense Forces./KosovaPress/sm/

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