Serbian Ethnic Cleansing in Kosovo: Documented Atrocities (1998–99)

Overwhelming evidence confirms that Serbian forces (Yugoslav Army, Serb paramilitaries, police) conducted a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing against Kosovo Albanians during the 1998–99 war:

• Forced Expulsion: ~800,000–1M Albanians driven out (March–June 1999); homes burned, ID papers destroyed.
• Massacres: Račak (45), Podujevo (14), Meja (300+), Suva Reka (70+), Izbica (120+)—summary executions of men/boys.
• Cultural Erasure: 200+ mosques, historic homes, archives destroyed to erase Albanian presence.
• Detention Camps: Prisoners held in inhumane conditions (e.g., Dubrava, Lipljan).
• Refugee Crisis: Mass flight to Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro overwhelmed neighbors.

The ICTY (Hague Tribunal) convicted Milošević, Šainović, Lukić, and others for crimes against humanity and war crimes, including "persecution, deportation, murder" as part of a "joint criminal enterprise" to alter Kosovo's ethnic composition.