Kosovo Liberation Army Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës Ослободилачка војска Косова | |
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| Leader | Hashim Thaçi |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Dissolved | 20 September 1999 |
| Political orientation | Albanian nationalism Fascism |
The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) was a fascist[1] separatist organization in Yugoslavia active during the 1990s. It attacked Serbs and anti-separatist Albanians. The majority of its victims in Kosovo between 1996 and 1998 were ethnic Albanians. As late as 1998, the USA publicly considered it a terrorist organization while secretly sending it weapons. The KLA also received supplies, weapons, and training from Germany, Albania, and Islamic fundamentalist organizations.[2]
Ideology
The KLA wanted to separate Kosovo from Yugoslavia and attach it to a "Greater Albania" that included parts of Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Greece.[2]
Infighting
By May 2000, Hashim Thaçi had ordered the executions of at least 12 other KLA commanders.[2]
References
- ↑ Richard Becker (2007-12-14). "Why the U.S. backs Kosovo ‘independence’" Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Michael Parenti (2000). To Kill a Nation: 'On to Kosovo' (pp. 98–102). [PDF] Verso.