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NATO and The Yugoslav Wars: Student: Marina Riga Professor: Marilena Koppa

The document discusses NATO's involvement in the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s. It describes how NATO monitored arms embargoes and sanctions against Yugoslavia during the Bosnian War of 1992-1995. NATO also enforced no-fly zones, provided air support to UN peacekeepers, and launched airstrikes against the Bosnian Serbs. This contributed to the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement. The document further discusses NATO's role in the Kosovo War of 1998-1999, including air strikes against Serbian forces to compel their withdrawal from Kosovo. Finally, it outlines NATO operations in Macedonia in 2001 to assist the government in disarming Albanian rebel groups.

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NATO and The Yugoslav Wars: Student: Marina Riga Professor: Marilena Koppa

The document discusses NATO's involvement in the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s. It describes how NATO monitored arms embargoes and sanctions against Yugoslavia during the Bosnian War of 1992-1995. NATO also enforced no-fly zones, provided air support to UN peacekeepers, and launched airstrikes against the Bosnian Serbs. This contributed to the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement. The document further discusses NATO's role in the Kosovo War of 1998-1999, including air strikes against Serbian forces to compel their withdrawal from Kosovo. Finally, it outlines NATO operations in Macedonia in 2001 to assist the government in disarming Albanian rebel groups.

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NATO and the Yugoslav Wars

Student: Marina Riga


Professor: Marilena Koppa
Yugoslavia

 Was founded in 1918 – Ended in 1991


 Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia
NATO

 North Atlantic Treaty Organization – 30 members in total

 Political and military alliance which provides freedom,


stability and security in the Euro – Atlantic area

 Slovenia (2004), Croatia (2009), Montenegro (2017), North


Macedonia (2020)
NATO and the Bosnian War

 1992 – conflict between Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats


 NATO’s involvement began in 1992 by monitoring operations imposing an arms embargo
and sanctions in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (UNSCR 713 + 757)
 Enforced the no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Operation Deny Flight in
1993
 Provided air support to UNPROFOR and carried out airstrikes to protect the UN
 Operation Deliberate Force in 1995 (12 days) kept the balance between the parties on the
ground
 Dayton Peace Agreement (1995) established Bosnia and Herzegovina as a single
state
 Implementation Force - IFOR in 1995, multinational force with 60,000 personnel
to implement the military aspects of the Dayton Peace Agreement
 It was replaced by Stabilization Force – SFOR in 1996 - a 30,000 force
 SFOR came to an end in 2004 and a European Union-led force deployed,
Operation Althea
NATO and the Kosovo War

• Conflict between Serbian military and Kosovar Albanians in 1998


• Activation Orders for air strikes by NATO to make Milosevic withdraw forces from
Kosovo
• UN called for cease-fire by both parties
• Conflict flared up again in 1999
• Contact Group negotiations in Rambouillet and Paris failed because Serbian
delegation did not sign
• Milosevic did not comply and air strikes commenced
• The war ended with the Kumanovo Treaty
NATO and the Republic of Macedonia
• In 2001 President Trajkovski asked NATO for assistance to demilitarize the NLA and disarm
the rebel groups
• NATO condemned the attacks and urged the government to increase participation of ethnic
Albanians
• Ohrid Framework Agreement (13 August 2001) – secure the democracy
• North Atlantic Council launched three operations
• Operation Essential Harvest: started on 27 August 2001. Approximately 3.500 NATO
troops, 4.000 items including mines and explosives were collected – until 26 September 2001
• Operation Amber Fox: started on 27 September 2001 – assistance in the protection
of international monitors – it consisted of 700 Allied troops under German
leadership – extended until 15 December 2002

• Operation Allied Harmony: launched on 16 December 2002 – provide support


and assist the government for security – terminated on March 2003

• The responsibility was handed over to the EU


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