Ethnic Albanian separatist militia that sought Kosovo's secession from Yugoslavia during the 1990s. Founded on 17 November 1994, it engaged in armed conflict with Yugoslav forces and received NATO air support. Officially disbanded on 20 September 1999, with members transitioning to the Kosovo Protection Corps. Some former leaders later faced war crimes indictments.
CRIMENET has extracted 10 linkages for this organization, including 3 cooperative ties across 3 organizations, 3 conflicts across 3 organizations, 4 other connections and footprints in 4 countries.
the Central Intelligence Agency assisted by the British Special Air Service were arming and training Kosovo Liberation Army members in Albania
In 1999, the KLA's source of arms were Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, and United States...
The ending of the Kosovo war resulted in the emergence of offshoot guerrilla groups ... continuing violent struggles in ... northwestern Macedonia (2001)...
The ending of the Kosovo war resulted in the emergence of offshoot guerrilla groups ... continuing violent struggles in southern Serbia (1999–2001)...