The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA; Albanian: Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës [uʃˈtɾija t͡ʃliɾimˈtaɾɛ ɛ ˈkɔsɔvəs], UÇK) was an ethnic Albanian separatist militia that sought the separation of Kosovo, the vast majority of which is inhabited by Albanians, from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and Serbia during the 1990s.

Jan 24, 2025 · Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), ethnic Albanian Kosovar militant group active during the 1990s that sought Kosovo’s independence from Serbia, a republic in the federation of Yugoslavia. Kosovo, which borders Albania, was a province of Serbia, which itself was a part of Yugoslavia (1929–2003).

Apr 3, 2023 · What was the Kosovo Liberation Army? The KLA was a militant group of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, set up in the early 1990s. From 1996, its members carried out attacks on Serbian police...

Dec 17, 2018 · The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) was an Albanian armed force that directly fought against the Serbian Police and military forces occupying Kosovo during the 1990s (Eriksson & Kostic, 2013). The...

The Kosovo Liberation Army fought a paradigmatic Fourth Generation War. ʺFourth Generation Warʺ is a term coined by some of the more perceptive military theorists in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps communities. ʺFourth-generation warfare (4GW), unlike previous generations of warfare, does not attempt to win by defeating the enemyʹs military forces.

The Albanian–Yugoslav border conflict was a one-year undeclared military confrontation between Albania and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War.The conflict primarily involved cross-border clashes and incursions, as Yugoslav forces pursued Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) fighters operating near the Albanian-Yugoslav border.

The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA; Albanian: Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës [uʃˈtɾija t͡ʃliɾimˈtaɾɛ ɛ ˈkɔsɔvəs], UÇK) was an ethnic Albanian separatist militia that sought the separation of Kosovo, the vast majority of which is inhabited by Albanians, from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and Serbia during the 1990s.

The Kosovan Liberation Army was a nationalist irregular armed force, fighting for the secession of Kosovo from Serbia. Its aim, as set out by its political leader, Hashim Thaci, was to create "a liberated, independent Kosovo, and naturally, the democratization of Kosovo."

This chapter illustrates the emergence of the Kosovo Liberation Army during the 1990s, the role of Marxist-Leninist clandestine organizations and of the Albanian diaspora as the seeds of what became to be known as the Kosovo Liberation Army.

Dec 14, 2010 · The Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, was an ethnic Albanian guerrilla group that came to the fore in the mid-1990s, demanding the unification of Albanian territories in former Yugoslavia with Albania.