Violent unrest in Kosovo (a United Nations-administered province of Serbia) broke out on March 17, 2004. Serbian communities and cultural sites were attacked, leading to the largest violent incident since the 1999 Kosovo War. The riots led to casualties on both sides, 2 Albanians and 18 Serbs. Kosovo (Albanian: or , Serbian: , transliterated ; also , transliterated ) is a province in southern Serbia which has been under United Nations administration since 1999. ... The United Nations Mission in Kosovo or UNMIK is an interim civilian administration of the Serbian province (as part of Serbia and Montenegro) called Kosovo (officially Kosovo and Metohia), under the authority of the United Nations. ... Anthem Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian 1 Recognised regional languages Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, Romanian, Rusyn 2 Albanian 3 Government Semi-presidential republic  -  President Boris Tadić  -  Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment  -  Formation 9th century   -  First unified state c. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts (a civil war followed by an international war) in the southern Serbian province called Kosovo (officially Kosovo and Metohia), part of the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ...

Events in Kosovo

Remains of the monastery Devič after 2004 unrest in Kosovo.

Ethnic tensions and territorial dispute have been a major problem in Kosovo for many years and sparked the 1999 Kosovo War. Since the end of the war, the province has been administered by the UN under the auspices of UNMIK, with security provided by the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR). Image File history File links The remains of the monastery Devic near Srbica, Kosovo and Metohia, after pogrom in March, 2004. ... Image File history File links The remains of the monastery Devic near Srbica, Kosovo and Metohia, after pogrom in March, 2004. ... Devič (Девич) is a female Serbian Orthodox Monastery in Drenica district , near Srbica, in the Serbian province of Kosovo-Metohia. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts (a civil war followed by an international war) in the southern Serbian province called Kosovo (officially Kosovo and Metohia), part of the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... The United Nations Mission in Kosovo or UNMIK is an interim civilian administration of the Serbian province (as part of Serbia and Montenegro) called Kosovo (officially Kosovo and Metohia), under the authority of the United Nations. ... Pocket badge of the KFOR The Kosovo Force (KFOR) is a NATO-led international force responsible for establishing and maintaining security in Kosovo. ...

Between 150,000-250,000 Serbs and Roma fled the province in the immediate aftermath of the war.^[1][2] Those that remained organized themselves into enclaves guarded by peacekeeping forces. Low-level violence continued after the war. Non-Albanian minorities in Kosovo were subjected to "persistent intimidation and harassment" (according to Human Rights Watch), though the level of violence is reported to have declined somewhat since the end of the war. There have also been repeated attacks on Serbian Orthodox churches, shrines and other cultural monuments, with over a hundred being destroyed or damaged. Clashes have also broken out between Serbs and Albanians in the largely Serb-inhabited north of Kosovo, with Albanians claiming to be harassed by Serbs who have been chased out of their homes and taken refuge north of the Ibar River. Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below Serbs (Serbian: Срби or Srbi) are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ... Languages Romani, languages of native region Religions Christianity, Islam Related ethnic groups South Asians (Desi) The Roma (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom) or Romanies are an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world. ... Kosovo Serb Enclaves are the few remaining areas of the Serbian province of Kosovo where Serbs, Roma and other non-Albanians live. ... Human Rights Watch Banner Human Rights Watch is a United States-based international non-government organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. ... Early history The Serbs migrated to the Balkans during the reign of Byzantine emperor Heraclius (610-641). ... The Ibar river is a river in southern Serbia and Montenegro, with a total length of 276 km (171 miles). ...

The latest unrest began on March 15 2004 with the drive-by shooting of an 18-year-old Serb, Jovica Ivić, in the village of Čaglavica in the central region of Kosovo. Local Serbs from the village staged demonstrations and blocked traffic in protest at the shooting. is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On March 16, three Albanian children drowned in the Ibar River in the village of Čabar, near the Serb community of Zubin Potok. A fourth boy survived. It was speculated that he and his friends had been chased into the river by Serbs in revenge for the shooting of Ivić the previous day. Unfortunately, the truth behind this incident remains unclear. It is still being investigated by local police. March 16 is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Zubin Potok (Зубин Поток) is a town and municipality in Kosovo. ...

The following day thousands of Kosovo Albanians, protesting against the boys' deaths, gathered at the south end of the bridge across the Ibar at Kosovska Mitrovica, which divides the Serbian and Albanian districts of the town. A large crowd of Serbs gathered at the north end to prevent the Albanians from crossing. Peacekeepers from the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) blockaded the bridge, using tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to keep the crowds apart. However, gunmen on both sides opened fire with submachine guns and grenades, killing at least eight people (six Albanians and two Serbs) and wounding over 300. Eleven peacekeepers were also injured, of which two seriously. Mitrovica or Mitrovicë (Albanian) or Kosovska Mitrovica/Косовска Митровица (Serbian) is a city located in the north of Kosovo at 42. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ... Pocket badge of the KFOR The Kosovo Force (KFOR) is a NATO-led international force responsible for establishing and maintaining security in Kosovo. ...

The violence continued on March 18 with further demonstrations in many localities across Kosovo, notably at Čaglavica again and also in Kosovska Mitrovica, Lipljan, Obilic and Pristina. The casualty toll at the end of the day was 28 and 600 people were injured, including 61 peacekeepers and 55 police officers. U.N. spokeswoman Isabella Karlowitz said 110 houses and 16 churches were destroyed. She also reported that around 3,600 people had been made homeless by the violence, mostly Serbs but also Roma and Ashkali.^[3][4] is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lipljan (Albanian: Lipjan, Serbian: Lipljan or Липљан) is a city in central Kosovo, a Serbian province under UN administration. ... Obiliq, Kosovo 2000 Obilić (Obiliq, Обилић) is a town and municipality in Kosovo. ... Prishtinë/Prishtina (Albanian indefinite/definite form) or Priština (Приштина) (Serbian) is the capital city of Kosovo, a landlocked province of Serbia located at 42°65′ N 21°17′ E. It is estimated that the current population of Prishtina is... Languages Romani, languages of native region Religions Christianity, Islam Related ethnic groups South Asians (Desi) The Roma (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom) or Romanies are an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world. ... Ashkali (also Aschkali, Hashkali, AÅ¡kalije (Ашкалије), HaÅ¡kalije (Хашкалије)) are an Albanian language speaking ethnic minority of Kosovo and Albania. ...

Attacks on Kosovo Serbs

The violence quickly spread to other parts of Kosovo, with Kosovo Serb communities and religious and cultural symbols attacked by crowds of Albanians. Some of these locations were ostensibly under the protection of KFOR at the time. During the riots and violence, eight Kosovo Serbians were killed.

The sites of violence included^{[citation needed]}:

• Belo Polje - Serb returnees attacked
• Čaglavica - Serb houses set on fire;
• Kosovo Polje - Serb houses and a hospital set on fire;
• Lipljan - gunfights between KFOR and Albanians, four Serbs killed, remaining Serbs took refugee in Orthodox Church which was attacked;
• Peć - rioting in which UN offices were attacked; one Albanian killed by UN police.
• Priština - all remaining Serbs evacuated or forced out
• Gnjilane - all remaining Serbs evacuated or forced out
• Cernica, Serb village near Gnjilane - three Serbs wounded
• Svinjare, Serb village near Kosovska Mitrovica - burnt houses
• Obilić - Serb houses burnt, all Serbs chased out
• Vitina - Attack on church prevented by US Army KFOR troops, Orthodox priest injured, demonstrators threw rocks at US Army soldiers and set fire to many Serb homes
• Drajkovce, village near Štrpce - two Serbs killed
• Grabac - Serbian village, most Serbians evacuated by Italian peacekeepers to Osojane Serbian village, some parts of Grabac attacked.

In a statement on March 18, the Serbian Orthodox Church reported that a number of its churches and shrines in Kosovo had been damaged or destroyed by rioters. These included: Belo Polje (Бело Поље) is a town in Serbia. ... Kosovo Polje (Косово поље, Albanian: Fushë Kosovë) is a municipal located in Kosovo, at 42. ... Lipljan (Albanian: Lipjan, Serbian: Lipljan or Липљан) is a city in central Kosovo, a Serbian province under UN administration. ... Peć (Albanian: Pejë / Peja; Serbian: Пећ / Peć) is a city located in the western part of Kosovo (under UN-administration, formally part of Serbia). ... UNMIK Head Quarters - Priština. ... Gnjilane (Serbian: Гњилане, or Gnjilane; Albanian: Gjilani or Gjilan) is a city and municipality in eastern Kosovo, a Serbian province under UN administration. ... Obilić (Albanian: Obiliq or Kastrioti, Serbian: Обилић or Obilić) is a town and municipality in Kosovo (a Serbian province under UN administration). ... Vitina (Viti in Albanian) is the capital of the Municipality of Vitina in Kosovo. ... Strpce is a Serbian enclave in Kosovo. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag of the Serbian Orthodox Church The MONTENEGRO Orthodox Church (crnogorski: Crnogorska Православна Црква / Crnogorska Pravoslavna Crkva; СПЦ / SPC) or the Church of Montenegro is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia. ...

Prizren:

• Our Lady of Ljeviš Cathedral (Bogorodica Ljeviška), 12th century was burned down on March 17
• Church of Saint Salvation (Sveti Spas), 14th century
• St. Hieromartyr George's Cathedral (Sv. velikomučenika Đorđa), 1887 housing the 14th century icon of Mary and an 18th century iconostasis
• Monastery of Saint Archangels from the 14th century
• Church of St. George Runović, 15th century with 16th century iconostasis gates
• Raška-Prizren Archdiocese
• Building of the Sts. Cyrill and Methodius Orthodox Seminary, 1880, sacked

Peć:

• Church of St. John the Baptist (Svetog Jovana Preteče i Krstitelja) set on fire March 17 in Pećka Banja village
• Belo Polje village church of St. Nicholas, 19th century

Đakovica: Church of Our Lord's Ascension (Uspenja Gospodnjeg), 19th century, torched along with the parochial residence on March 17. Reports of Albanians clearing the ruins of the Church of the Holy Trinity, destroyed in 1999

Uroševac: Church of St. Tzar Uroš

Kosovo Polje:

• Saint Nicholas in Kosovo Polje town, 19th century
• Bresje village church of St. Catherine, 19th century

Gnjilane: Church of St. Nicholas, 1861

Priština: Church of St. Nicholas, 19th century, damaged and sacked

Vučitrn: Church of St. Elijah, burned down

Southern Kosovska Mitrovica: Church of Saint Sava set afire in the morning of March 18, adjoining Orthodox cemetery desecrated

Srbica: Devič Monastery, nuns evacuated by Danish soldiers, monastery pillaged and torched

Štimlje: Church of St. Archangel Michael set on fire on March 19

Orahovac: Bela Crkva and Brnjak village churches burnt

Vitina: Two destroyed churches, in town and in village of Donja Slapa?nica

Obilić: Church set afire

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Attacks on UN personnel

The March events include the attacks on UN personnel. Serbian Media published in TVs, Websites and in Newspapers that one foreigner (along with local staff) were killed, whereas Albanian Media referred some Internationals have been wounded alongside with Local Police. Both media declared to have seen snipers from both sides and grenades thrown in face-to-face ingatherings.

Serbian reaction

The events in Kosovo brought an immediate angry reaction on the streets of Serbia. On the evening of March 17, crowds gathered in Belgrade, Novi Sad and Niš to demonstrate against the treatment of the Kosovo Serbs. Despite appeals for calm by Metropolitan Amfilohije of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the 17th century Bajrakli Mosque was attacked and set on fire. Islam Aga mosque in the southern city of Niš was also attacked and set on fire, while demonstrators chanted “Kill, kill Albanians!” When police arrived the mosque was already burning and they allowed the crowd to block fire fighters access to the mosque, leaving them unable to extinguish the fire.^[5] Both buildings were extensively damaged but were saved from complete destruction by the intervention of police and firefighters.^[6] Also properties of Muslim minorities, such as Goranis, Turks or Albanians were vandalized in Novi Sad and other cities throughout Serbia.[1]. Human Rights Watch has concluded that the Serbian State failured to prosecute violence in Novi Sad.^[7] Location of Belgrade within Serbia Coordinates: Country Serbia District City of Belgrade Municipalities 17 Government  - Mayor Nenad Bogdanović (DS) (since 2004)  - Ruling parties DS/DSS/G17+ Area  - City 3,222. ... Nickname: Serbian Athens Motto: Град по мери грађана City of the citizens (in English) Location of Novi Sad within Serbia Coordinates: Country  Serbia Province Vojvodina District South Bačka Established 1694 City status February 1, 1748 Politics    - Mayor Maja Gojković (SRS)  - City assembly SRS, DSS and SPS  - Municipalities 2 (Novi Sad and Petrovaradin) Area... NiÅ¡ or Nish (Serbian: Ниш / NiÅ¡,  , Latin: Naissus, Greek: Ναισσός Naissos) is a city in Serbia situated at 43. ... Amfilohije Radović is the current metropolitan of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral. ... Flag of the Serbian Orthodox Church The MONTENEGRO Orthodox Church (crnogorski: Crnogorska Православна Црква / Crnogorska Pravoslavna Crkva; СПЦ / SPC) or the Church of Montenegro is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Belgrades Bajrakli Mosque The Bajrakli Mosque (also spelled Bayrakli) is a mosque in Belgrade. ... NiÅ¡ or Nish (Serbian: Ниш / NiÅ¡,  , Latin: Naissus, Greek: Ναισσός Naissos) is a city in Serbia situated at 43. ...

The Serbian government publicly denounced the violence in Kosovo, but it has focussed criticism solely on the Albanian side. Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica gave a speech blaming organised Albanian separatists: "The events in northern Kosovo-Metohija reveal the true nature of Albanian separatism, its violent and terrorist nature ... [The government will] do all it can to stop the terror in Kosovo".^[8] Koštunica strongly criticised the failure of NATO and the UN to prevent the violence, and called for a state of emergency to be imposed on Kosovo. Dr. Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica   (Serbian Cyrillic: Војислав Коштуница) (pronounced , born March 24, 1944, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, now Serbia) is the current Prime Minister of Serbia. ...

The Minister of Minority Rights of Serbia and Montenegro, Rasim Ljajić, himself a Muslim, said "What is now happening in Kosovo confirms two things: that this is a collapse of the international mission, and a total defeat of the international community."

Nebojsa Čović, the Serbian government's chief negotiator on matters relating to Kosovo, was sent to Kosovska Mitrovica on March 18 in a bid to calm the situation there. Serbian security forces also guarded the internal border between Serbia proper and Kosovo in a bid to prevent demonstrators and paramilitaries from entering the province to foment further unrest.

International reaction

The international community was taken by surprise by the sudden upsurge in violence. Kosovo had been fairly quiet since the end of 1999, although there had been occasional small-scale ethnic clashes throughout the past five years and an ongoing tension between Serbs and Albanians. This had, however, largely gone unnoticed by the Western media since 1999.

KFOR troops closed Kosovo's borders with the remainder of Serbia-Montenegro and the UN suspended flights in and out of the province. NATO announced on March 18 that it would send another 1,000 troops - 750 of them from the United Kingdom - to reinforce the 18,500 troops already there.^[3][9] Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian: Србија и Црна Гора / Srbija i Crna Gora, often abbreviated as SCG) is the name of the union of Serbia and Montenegro, two former Yugoslav republics united since 2003 in a loose confederation. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The United Nations and European Union both appealed for calm, calling on local leaders to restrain their supporters. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan urged both sides to cooperate with the peacekeeping forces but pointedly reminded the Kosovo Albanians that they had a responsibility "to protect and promote the rights of all people within Kosovo, particularly its minorities". The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. ... Kofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1, 1997 to January 1, 2007, serving two five-year terms. ...

An OSCE official in Austria called the events an orchestrated plan to drive out the remaining Serbs, while one anonymous UNMIK official reportedly referred to the event as Kosovo's Kristallnacht. The commander of NATO's South Flank, Admiral Gregory Johnson, said on March 19 that the violence verged on ethnic cleansing of Serbs by Albanians. On March 20, Kosovo's UN administrator, Harri Holkeri, told journalists that "Maybe the very beginning was spontaneous but after the beginning certain extremist groups had an opportunity to orchestrate the situation and that is why we urgently are working to get those perpetrators into justice."^[10] The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for security. ... Kristallnacht, also known as Reichskristallnacht, Pogromnacht, Crystal Night and the Night of Broken Glass, was a pogrom[1] against Jews throughout Germany and parts of Austria on November 9–November 10, 1938. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ... Gregory Johnson may refer to: Gregory H. Johnson (born 1962), astronaut Gregory Scott Johnson (died 2005), executed murderer See also: Greg Johnson This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

According to Amnesty International, at least 19 people died -- 11 Albanians and eight Serbs -- and over 1,000 were injured while some 730 houses belonging to minorities, mostly Kosovo Serbs, as well as 36 Orthodox churches, monasteries and other religious and cultural sites were damaged or destroyed. In less than 48 hours, 4,100 minority community members were newly displaced, (more than the total of 3,664 that had returned throughout 2003), of whom 82 per cent were Serbs and the remaining 18 per cent included Roma and Ashkali as well as an estimated 350 Albanians from the Serb majority areas of N. Mitrovica/Mitrovice and Leposavic/Leposaviq.

Russia and Serbia-Montenegro called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, which condemned the violence. On March 19, the Russian Duma passed a resolution (397 to 0) calling for the return of Serbia-Montenegro's troops to the southern province. Russia condemned KFOR and UNMIK's inabilities to stop the violence. Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian: Србија и Црна Гора / Srbija i Crna Gora, often abbreviated as SCG) is the name of the union of Serbia and Montenegro, two former Yugoslav republics united since 2003 in a loose confederation. ... A session of the Security Council in progress The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with State Duma. ...

The government of Albania has "come out strongly against the violent actions of the Albanian side" and is aiming to calm the violence, according to Holkeri (Helsingin Sonamat).

Reactions by Kosovo Albanian politicians

Kosovo Albanian politicians such as President Ibrahim Rugova and Prime Minister Bajram Rexhepi joined UN governor Harri Holkeri, NATO southern commander Gregory Johnson, and other KFOR officials in condemning the violence and appealing for peace in Kosovo (B92). This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Ibrahim Rugova (December 2, 1944 – January 21, 2006) was the first President of Kosovo and of its leading political party, the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK). ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Bajram Rexhepi (b. ...

Hashim Thaci, the former KLA leader, "rejected ethnic division of Kosovo and said independence is a pre-condition for stability in the region." (VOA). He has also said, "Kosovo, NATO and the West have not fought for Kosovo only for Albanians, nor for a Kosovo ruled by violence...Violence is not the way to solve problems, violence only creates problems" (B92). Hashim Thaci Leader of KLA Hashim Thaci (Full Albanian variation: Hashim Thaçi; sometimes Hashim Thaqi, Serbo-Croat: HaÅ¡im Tači) (born 24 April 1968 in Buroje/Brocna in the municipality of Srbica (northwest of Drenica valley], Kosovo, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a terrorist and the president of the Democratic... The KLA insignia The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA or UÇK; Albanian: Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës) was a group of Albanian militants which operated in Kosovo during the late 1990s. ...

Kosovo Police established a special investigation team to handle cases related to the 2004 unrest and according to Kosovo Judicial Council by the end of 2006 the 326 charges filed by municipal and district prosecutors for criminal offenses in connection with the unrest had resulted in 200 indictments: convictions in 134 cases, and courts acquitted eight and dismissed 28; 30 cases were pending. International prosecutors and judges handled the most sensitive cases^[11].

See also

• Gračanica bus bombing
• Racak incident

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References

1. ^ Human Rights Watch.
2. ^ Serbian Coordination Centre.
3. ^ ^{a b} "Kosovo rioters burn Serb churches", BBC. 
4. ^ "Reuters article", Reuters. 
5. ^ http://hrw.org/reports/2005/serbia1005/4.htm#_Toc115505925
6. ^ Churches & mosques destroyed amid inter-ethnic violence. KOSOVO & SERBIA. F18 News.
7. ^ http://hrw.org/reports/2005/serbia1005/4.htm#_Toc115505925
8. ^ "Media fan Kosovo flames", BBC. 
9. ^ "NATO deploys "prudent reinforcements" to Kosovo in response to violence", NATO. 
10. ^ "Kosovo clashes 'orchestrated'", BBC. 
11. ^ U.S State Department Report, published in 2007

• "Albanians posed as Serbs to stoke ethnic fires in Kosovo", Daily Telegraph. 

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External links

• Pictures of the violence and its aftermath
• News and news archive, pictures
  • Pogrom of Serbs in Kosovo - photo gallery
  • Albanian torching of Prizren
• Christopher Deliso, "An Uncertain Future for the Serbian Refugees in Kosovo," Antiwar.com, April 7, 2004
• Christopher Deliso, "The Internationals and the Mobs: Kosovo's Moment of Truth," Antiwar.com, April 15, 2004
• The reaction in Serbia, where non-Serbian property was vandalized by Serbian mobs.