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The Kosovo Force (KFOR) is a NATO-led international peacekeeping force and military of Kosovo. [2] KFOR is the third security responder, after the Kosovo Police and the EU Rule of Law ( EULEX ) mission, respectively, with whom NATO peacekeeping forces work in close coordination. [ 4 ]
Serbia UÇPMB Kosovo (KFOR and UNMIK) The Ground Safety Zone (Serbian: Копнена зона безбедности, Kopnena zona bezbednosti; Albanian: Zona e Sigurisë Tokësore) was a 5-kilometre-wide (3.1 mi) demilitarized zone (DMZ) established in June 1999 after the signing of the Kumanovo agreement which ended the Kosovo War. [4]
In response, Kosovar Serb politicians said that any KFOR operations would be halted till 19 October for community leaders to discuss a compromise solution. Slavisa Ristic, mayor of Zubin Potok , said "there will be no KFOR actions today or tomorrow until representatives of (Serb) municipalities agree on how to end the impasse".
On June 12, 1999, the Alliance decided to create a stabilization force in Kosovo. On September 1, 1999, Ukraine began participating in the operation. Having arrived in Kosovo, the 14th separate helicopter detachment of 66 people, the 37th separate special company of 108 people became part of the multinational task force "East" (Multinational Task Force "East") of the KFOR forces.
The KSF enjoys close cooperation with KFOR, as well as armies of partner countries. The Iowa National Guard is one of Kosovo Security Force's main partners and supporters in its transformation into the Kosovo Armed Forces. It assists the KSF in improving its capacity and capabilities, as well as disaster response and emergency management. [37]
[71] [73] In response to this, NATO intervened with an aerial bombing campaign that began on March 24, justifying it as a "humanitarian war". [74] The war ended with the Kumanovo Agreement , signed on 9 June 1999, with Yugoslav and Serb forces [ 75 ] agreeing to withdraw from Kosovo to make way for an international presence.
KFOR-MSU Logo, 2013. The Multinational Specialized Unit (MSU), is a unit of the Italian Carabinieri , dedicated to the military missions abroad, including the military and civilian police tasks, peacekeeping operations, crowd and riot control.
Super Puma of the Swiss Air Force in Kosovo (2011). Swisscoy (short for Swiss Company) is a unit of the Swiss Armed Forces.Consisting of a contingent of 195 troops at most, the unit is deployed in Kosovo as part of the NATO-led KFOR international peacekeeping force.