NATO bombing of Yugoslavia

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The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia was a 1999 air campaign by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, conducted without UN Security Council authorization, aimed at halting human rights abuses and ethnic cleansing in Kosovo.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NATO operation
aerial bombing campaign
military operation
aircraftUsed B-2 Spirit
B-52 Stratofortress
F-15E Strike Eagle
linked to: F-15 Eagle

F-16 Fighting Falcon
Harrier II
Mirage 2000
Tornado
linked to: Tornado F3
alsoKnownAs Kosovo War air campaign
Operation Allied Force
civilianCasualtiesEstimate hundreds of civilians killed
commandedBy Michael C. Short
Wesley Clark
conductedBy NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
linked to: NATO
conflict Kosovo War
countryAttacked Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
linked to: Yugoslavia
criticizedBy Belarus
China
India
Non-Aligned Movement
Russia
durationInDays 78
endDate 1999-06-10
followedBy Kumanovo Agreement
entry of NATO-led forces into Kosovo
historicalPeriod post–Cold War era
legalStatus conducted without UN Security Council authorization
location Belgrade
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
linked to: Yugoslavia

Kosovo
Montenegro
Serbia
militaryCasualtiesEstimate hundreds of Yugoslav military personnel killed
notableIncident Grdelica train bombing
NATO bombing of Radio Television of Serbia headquarters
Varvarin bridge bombing
bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade
opponent Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
linked to: Yugoslavia

Serbian police forces
Yugoslav Army
partOf Kosovo War
precededBy Rambouillet negotiations
primaryBelligerent Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
result Resolution 1244 of the UN Security Council
deployment of KFOR peacekeeping force in Kosovo
establishment of UN administration in Kosovo
withdrawal of Yugoslav and Serbian forces from Kosovo
startDate 1999-03-24
statedGoal halt human rights abuses in Kosovo
stop ethnic cleansing of Kosovar Albanians
target Serbian government facilities
Yugoslav military infrastructure
communications infrastructure
transportation infrastructure
weaponUsed cruise missiles
precision-guided munitions
year 1999

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Kosovo War militaryOperation NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Tony Blair knownFor NATO intervention in Kosovo
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Yugoslav Wars significantEvent NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit notableOperation Operation Allied Force
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Slobodan Milošević participantIn NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
United States Air Forces in Europe notableOperation Operation Allied Force
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
B-1B Lancer usedInConflict Operation Allied Force
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
RAF Strike Command notableOperation Operation Allied Force
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Kumanovo Agreement tookPlaceDuring 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Račak massacre aftermath NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Operation Horseshoe (alleged) associatedWithEvent NATO intervention in Yugoslavia
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Operation Horseshoe (alleged) associatedWithEvent 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Wesley Clark notableEvent NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Yugoslav Army conflict NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia alsoKnownAs Operation Allied Force
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia alsoKnownAs Kosovo War air campaign
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia notableIncident NATO bombing of Radio Television of Serbia headquarters
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia civil administration in Kosovo endEvent NATO intervention in Yugoslavia
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
E-8 Joint STARS usedInConflict Operation Allied Force
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
NATO air forces participatedIn Operation Allied Force
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
United States–Yugoslavia relations significantEvent NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
86th Airlift Wing conflictParticipation Operation Allied Force
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Varvarin hasHistoricalEvent NATO bombing of Varvarin
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
B-1B Lancer usedInConflict Operation Allied Force
subject linked to: Bone
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Rambouillet peace talks followedBy NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Drenica massacres relatedTo NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Hufeisenplan usedAsJustificationFor NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Horseshoe Plan associatedWithEvent NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Horseshoe Plan usedAsArgumentFor NATO intervention in Kosovo
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Kosovo independence movement hasKeyEvent NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
S/RES/1244(1999) followed NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Rambouillet Agreement directConsequenceOfFailure NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Rambouillet Agreement militaryOperationTriggered Operation Allied Force
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Waging Modern War mainSubject NATO intervention in Kosovo
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Grdelica train bombing partOf NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Grdelica train bombing relatedEvent NATO bombing of a refugee convoy near Djakovica
linked to: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Varvarin bridge bombing partOf NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Nebojša Pavković notableEvent NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
3rd Army (Yugoslav Army) conflict NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
subject linked to: 3rd Army