Are there any Serbs left in Kosovo?

There are around 100,000 Kosovo Serbs as of 2014 and about half of them live in North Kosovo. Other Serb communities live in southern Kosovo. After Albanians they form the second largest ethnic community in Kosovo (4-7\%). Kosovo was annexed by the Kingdom of Serbia in 1912, following the First Balkan War.

WHO recognizes Kosovo independence?

Kosovo is now recognized by over 100 countries, including the U.S., Britain, France, Germany and Turkey. Serbia, Russia and China are among the countries which have yet to recognize Kosovo’s independence.

How many Serbs are there in Kosovo?

According to the 1991 Yugoslavia census, there were 194,190 Serbs in Kosovo however with the arrival of NATO, a large number of Serbs fled or were expelled and many of the remaining civilians were subjected to abuse. During the unrest in Kosovo, 35 churches and monasteries were destroyed or seriously damaged.

What was the conflict between Kosovo and Yugoslavia?

Kosovo conflict, 1998–99 conflict in which ethnic Albanians opposed ethnic Serbs and the government of Yugoslavia (the rump of the former federal state, comprising the republics of Serbia and Montenegro) in Kosovo. It was resolved with the intervention of NATO. Learn more about the Kosovo conflict and its history.

What happened to Kosovo after KFOR left?

However, in the months following KFOR deployment, approximately 150,000 Serbs, Romani and other non-Albanians fled Kosovo while many of the remaining civilians were subjected to violence and intimidation from ethnic Albanians. October 28, 2000 the first Municipal Assembly Elections were held.

When did the US get involved in Kosovo?

The U.S. Army in Kosovo Soon after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) intro- duced a security presence into Kosovo in June 1999, a journalist arranged for an interview with a former Kosovo-Serb paramilitary who had been active in the ethnic cleansing that led to NATO’s peacekeeping mission in the Serbian province.