Timeline of the Kosovo War

Timeline of the Kosovo War. Abbreviations:
 * Combatants
 * KLA—Kosovo Liberation Army
 * FARK—Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosovo
 * VJ—Yugoslav Army
 * NATO—North Atlantic Treaty Organization
 * Peace-keeping forces
 * KFOR—Kosovo Force (NATO)
 * Organizations
 * ICTY—International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (UN)
 * IICK—Independent International Commission on Kosovo
 * KDOM—Kosovo Diplomatic Observer Mission

1998

 * 22 January: Attack on Jashari's compound in Prekaz. Albanians succeeded in pushing the Serbians out of the village and its surroundings.
 * 28 February: Attacks on Likošane and Ćirez Yugoslav Victory
 * 28 February: Serbian police killed 14 Albanians of the Ahmeti family.
 * February 1998: ambush near drenica: Four Serbian police officers were killed in a KLA ambush near drenica.
 * 5 March: 4 Yugoslav policemen killed in a attack on a police station by KLA in Prekaz.
 * 5–7 March: Attack on Prekaz. Yugoslav victory. 28 militants and 30 civilians killed by VJ.
 * 7-10 March: Battle of Llapushnik KLA victory.
 * 24 March: First Battle of Glodjane KLA victory.
 * Late March–December: Llapusha-South Drenica Front
 * 23 April: Albanian–Yugoslav border clashes. Yugoslav victory. 18 militants killed by VJ.
 * After the 26th of April: Liberation of Drenoc. KLA victory.
 * 3-6 May: Attacks in Ponoševac Yugoslav Victory
 * 8 May: Yugoslav Police attack a civilian van in Dečan. 1 civilian dead and 4 civilians injured.
 * 11-12 May: 2nd battle of Drenoc. KLA victory.
 * 12-13 May: Battle of Gradish. KLA victory.
 * 12 May: Battle of Anadrina. KLA victory. Yugoslav forces retreat from Anadrinë


 * 15-17 May: Clashes in Iglarevo.
 * 25 May and 1 April: Ljubenić massacres.
 * 1-3 June: Dečan operation Victory for the MUP and the JSO,clearing of most of southwestern Kosovo from KLA units.
 * 2-3 June: Battle of Shaptej Victory for the Yugoslav Army, KLA forced to withdraw from Shaptej.
 * 9-10 June: Battle of Qerim Yugoslav Victory.
 * 15 June: 2 Yugoslav policemen killed and 7 wounded in a KLA ambush.
 * 22 June–1 July: Battle of Belaćevac Mine. Yugoslav victory.
 * 16 July: First Battle of Vërrin. KLA victory. First battle of the war in the Prizren region.
 * 18 July: Albanian–Yugoslav border clashes. Yugoslav victory.
 * 19 July: Clashes around Orahovac.
 * 25–26 July: KLA abandonment of the Lapušnik prison camp. 23 of 35 inmates killed by KLA.
 * 26 August: Battle of Gunovc and Komorec. KLA victory, 8 Yugoslav soldiers killed by the KLA.
 * 27 July: Offensive on Kijevo. Yugoslav Victory.
 * 28 July: Battle of Đocaj and Jasić KLA Victory
 * 6 July–17 July: First Battle of Lođa. KLA victory.
 * 17–20 July Battle of Orahovac. Yugoslav victory.
 * 28 July–17 August: Battle of Junik. Yugoslav victory.
 * 9 August: Opljaz clashes. KLA victory, 20 Yugoslav soldiers killed by the KLA.
 * 1-30 August: 17 Yugoslav policemen killed in attacks by KLA in the Drenica valley.
 * 7 August: Battle of Morina. Yugoslav forces suffer heavy losses. KLA victory.
 * 10 August–17 August: Second Battle of Lođa. Yugoslav victory.
 * 9-12 August: Clashes in Rznic-Babaloc. Yugoslav Victory.
 * 11–12 August: Second Battle of Glodjane Yugoslav victory.
 * 16-25 August: Yugoslav Counter Offensive on Malishevë Yugoslav Victory.
 * 1 September: Incident in Lez. 16 Militiants killed. Serbian police victory.
 * 2-4 September: Attacks on Astrozub KLA forced to surrender after the city is encircled,later retaken by KLA.
 * 1-5 September: Second Battle of Vërrin. Yugoslav victory.
 * 9 September: Lake Radonjić massacre.
 * 15 September: Đeravica clashes. KLA victory, 40 Yugoslav soldiers killed and 20 wounded.
 * 15-17 September: Battle of Kaçanoll. KLA victory. Yugoslav forces suffer heavy losses.
 * 25 September: Battle of Drënas Yugoslav victory, Yugoslav troops regain control over Drenas
 * 30 September: Operation Fenix. KLA victory.
 * 26 and 29 September: Gornje Obrinje massacre.
 * 3 December: Albanian–Yugoslav border clash. Yugoslav victory.
 * 14 December: Albanian–Yugoslav border clashes. Yugoslav victory.
 * 14 December: Panda Bar massacre.
 * 23–27 December: Battle of Podujevo. Yugoslav victory.
 * 24 December: Battle of Llapashtica. KLA victory.

1999

 * 8 and 10 January: 4 Yugoslav policemen killed by KLA near Uroševac.
 * 8 january. Ambush near Suva reka. In an ambush by the KLA near stimlje, 4 police officers were killed and 1 wounded.
 * 8 January: ambush near Kosovska mitrovica. The KLA ambushed a column of MUP vehicles near kosovska mitrovica, killing three soldiers and wounding many more. Eight VJ soldiers were captured.
 * 9 January: Battle of Perani. Yugoslav forces suffer heavy losses. KLA victory
 * 10 January. The KLA attacked a police patrol in Slivovo. One policeman was killed.
 * 20 January: Skirmishes near Kosovska Mitrovica. Yugoslav Victory.
 * 27–29 January: Battle of Rogovë. Yugoslav victory.
 * Račak massacre.
 * 1 March: Clashes in Orahovac. Yugoslav Victory. Civilians flee the area.
 * 11 March: Battle of Ješkovo, resulting in a KLA victory.
 * 15-16 March: Fighting in Podujevo; burning reported in the villages of Oshlane and Pantin.
 * 17 March: Battle of Kabash. KLA victory. KLA capture Kabash and Korisha.
 * 24 March-11 June: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, codenamed Operation Allied Force.
 * 24 March-9 June: Bombing of Novi Sad.
 * March-June: Drenica massacres.
 * 24 March: Yugoslav Offensive on Srbica. Yugoslav victory.
 * 25 March: Bela Crkva massacre.
 * 26 March: Suva Reka massacre.
 * 25-28 March: Velika Kruša massacre.
 * 27 March: F-117A shootdown by Yugoslav air force.
 * 28 March: Battle of Pozhar,KLA victory
 * 28 March: Izbica massacre.
 * 9 April-10 June 1999: Battle of Košare. KLA forces captured the border outpost of Košare between FR Yugoslavia and Albania, but were unable to make further advances.
 * 12 April: Grdelica train bombing.
 * 13 April: Albania–Yugoslav border incident. Status quo ante bellum. Albanian Army retakes control.
 * 14 April: NATO bombing of Albanian refugees near Gjakova.
 * 15 April: Battle of Zhegoc. KLA victory.
 * 18 April: Battle of Pirana. KLA victory.
 * 18 April: Battle of Shkembi i Gradinës. Decisive KLA victory.
 * 18-23 April: Battle of Marec. KLA victory
 * 21 April: 6 Yugoslav policemen killed in an ambush by KLA near Meja.
 * 23 April: NATO bombing of the Radio Television of Serbia headquarters.
 * 27-28 April: Meja massacre.
 * April: 2 Yugoslav policemen killed in an ambush by KLA near Vučitrn.
 * 1 May: Lužane bus bombing.
 * 2-3 May: Vučitrn massacre.
 * 7 May: United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.
 * 7-12 May: Cluster bombing of Niš.
 * 12 May: KLA forces attack VJ transport truck in the village of Vneshte and burn it with soldiers inside.
 * 13 May: Koriša bombing.
 * 14 May: Ćuška massacre.
 * 17 May: Battle of Jabllanica. KLA suffers heavy losses, but wins the battle.
 * 19-20 May: 14 Yugoslav special forces killed in an ambush by KLA near Junik.
 * 26 May: 2 Yugoslav policemen killed in an ambush by KLA in Tusus.
 * 26-29 May: Tusus massacre. Serbian police kills 27 Albanian civilians.
 * 26 May-3 June: Battle of Pashtrik. KLA forces capture Mount Paštrik, but are unable to make further advances.
 * 11 June: Following the end of the war and departure of Yugoslav forces, KLA takes control of Prizren.