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KFOR

The decision to send troops to Kosovo was made after the failure of the "last chance mission" by the US Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke. In the face of the humanitarian crisis that arose as a result of continuous fighting between the Kosovo Liberation Army and the military-police forces of Serbia and Montenegro.

KFOR

 In March 1999, faced with the threat of extending the conflict to the entire region, NATO decides to launch an air campaign against the army and paramilitary units of the Yugoslav government, which has been accused of serious repression against the civilian population of Kosovo Albanians.

The effect of the 78-day operation was the signing of the Military Technical Agreement between NATO and the Yugoslav command and the creation of the Kosovo Peace Force. The powers of these forces were defined in the abovementioned agreement and UN Security Council Resolution 1244.

At the time of the mission's launch, KFOR had 50,000 troops from 30 countries, both NATO and non-NATO members. The following countries, among others, sent their soldiers to Kosovo: United Kingdom (19,000 soldiers), United States (7,000), France (7,000), Germany (6,000), Italy (5,000), Russia (approx. 3,000), The Netherlands (2,000), Ukraine (1 300) and Spain (1,200). NATO member states: Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey also sent their troops. KFOR also involves troops from non-NATO countries, including Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Finland, Georgia, Ireland, Malaysia, Morocco, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates.

KFOR is divided into four multinational brigades. Each is responsible for a specific area of the province, but all are under the authority of the KFOR commander.
 

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