Refugees flee Kosovo amid Serb terror and NATO strikes
Across Kosovo and Albania refugees recount brutal Serb violence and mass expulsions. Tens of thousands cross into Albania near Kukes as NATO air campaigns expand. Witnesses describe killings, rapes, looting, and villages torched, with UN and aid workers confirming mounting displacement and aid access limits.
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Kukes
Alvania
Kosovo
NATO
Ano Man
Zade Haridinaj
Drenica
Kosovo Liberation Army
Albania
U.N. High Commissioner For
UNHCR
Jacques Franquin
Franquin
Serb forces hold despite NATO bombing in Kosovo crisis
After three weeks of NATO airstrikes, Serb military and police units remain entrenched and capable. Albanian village seized amid signs of possible NATO ground invasion. Analysts note stockpiles and rugged terrain enable a defensive war. radar relays and communications networks still threaten NATO aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hafize Haridinaj
KLA
Izmir
Zade
NATO
Naser Berisha
Kukes
Pristina
Kosovo
Djokovica
Berisha
Washington
Slobodan Milosevic
Yugoslavia
Milosevic
Serbia
Anthony Cordesman
Center For Strategic and International Studies
Balkans
Pentagon
Kenneth
Dole urges deploying ground troops to Kosovo in policy address
Elizabeth Dole in a Naval Academy speech calls for building up and deploying forces to win in Kosovo, even if it means ground troops. She says the US and allies must act swiftly, and she plans refugee aid tours in Macedonia and Albania while highlighting past relief work.
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Kosovo
Macedonia
Montenegro
Maureen Capps
San Diego
Catholic Relief Services
Keith Ursel
Ameri
Washington
Elizabeth Dole
United States
Annapolis
Dole
U.S
NATO
Joint Chiefs of Staff
American Red Cross
Albania
Red Cross
Bosnia
Rwanda
Tee
Poland
Beijing
Reagan
Bush
Dotle
GOP
John McCain
Arizona
Patrick Buchanan
Buchanan
America
Congress
Historical lesson: Nazi occupation, Yugoslav resistance
U S officials examine World War II Yugoslav guerrilla resistance as a guide for possible Kosovo ground options. The Nazi campaign Operation Punishment brutalized civilians but failed to quell Yugoslav fighters. Lessons stress terrain, stubborn resistance, and cautious use of ground troops amid NATO deliberations.
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Washington
Pentagon
NATO
Yugoslavia
Adolf Hitler
Belgrade
Berlin
Wermacht
Kosovo
Shelly
U.S
U.S. Army
Balkan
Hitler
Soviet Union
Greece
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U.N. World Food Program
AP Phota
Kosovo-Macedonia
Bacon
Marshal Tito
Tito
Podgorica
Mrs. Dole
THE
Los Angeles Times
McCain
Clinton
Bulgaria
Italy
Germany
Southwest
New Mexico
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Lee R. Kee MD
Lowa
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