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The Kosovo Police is the national policing law enforcement agency of Kosovo.It was established in 1999 and took its current form with the 2008 police law. It consists of five departments and eight regional directorates and is represented at the political level by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Public Administration of the Republic of Kosovo.
55 Kosovo. 56 Kuwait. 57 Latvia. 58 Lebanon. 59 Liechtenstein. ... Institutional Crisis Intervention Team (ICIT) ... First Mobile Corps
– Pakistan's government was concerned about developing situations in Kosovo and called for UN intervention. [349] – United Arab Emirates supported NATO intervention in Kosovo. [354] The UAE population gave financial aid, and set up and ran a refugee camp and built an airstrip for incoming relief supplies at Kukës in Northern Albania. [354]
They acted as police officers and handled dangerous situations caused by Albanian and Serb ethnic violence in Kosovo. Special Team 6 handled high-risk arrests, security of diplomats, and hostage rescue. In December 2008, ST6 was renamed the IG EULEX (Intervention Group) when it transferred to the EULEX from the UNMIK. [1]
The Prewar period of Kosovo refers to a period in the History of Kosovo which happened during the years of 1991–1995. It started on 22 September 1991, with the Decleration of the self-independent Republic of Kosova and ended with the start of the Insurgency in Kosovo (1995-1998) .
At first the KLA carried out hit-and-run attacks: 31 in 1996, 55 in 1997, and 66 in January and February 1998 alone. [9] The group quickly gained popularity among young Kosovo Albanians, many of whom favoured a more aggressive approach and rejected the non-violent resistance of politician Ibrahim Rugova . [ 10 ]
2 Serbian police officers were killed in an ambush by Albanians in the town of Drenas, Kosovo. [4] 22 May 1993 Glogovac attack. KLA victory. 5 yugoslav officers killed and 2 injured. 21 April 1996 Kosovo Albanian student Armend Daci was shot by a Serb civilian sniper in Sunny Hill, Prishtina. 25 April 1996
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 mission, respectively, with whom NATO peacekeeping forces work in close coordination. [4]