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Crime That Won't Be Forgotten: 20th Anniversary of NATO Aggression in Yugoslavia

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Twenty years ago, NATO forces launched a military operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, pounding the country with cruise missiles and airstrikes in an alleged attempt to protect the Kosovar Albanians.

The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, codenamed Operation Allied Force, ended up killing scores of civilians and wreaking havoc upon the country’s infrastructure as numerous bridges, industrial facilities and public buildings got blown up along with actual military targets.

The bombing also became the first use of military force by NATO without the approval of the UN Security council.

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Ruins of the Liberty Bridge in Novi Sad, after a NATO bombing.
© AP Photo / U.S. Air Force, Msgt. Keith ReedA US F-117 stealth warplane seen during NATO military operation in Yugoslavia.
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A US F-117 stealth warplane seen during NATO military operation in Yugoslavia.
© AP Photo / STRSmoke billows over the northern Yugoslav city of Novi Sad after NATO air raids late Wednesday March 24, 1999.
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Smoke billows over the northern Yugoslav city of Novi Sad after NATO air raids late Wednesday March 24, 1999.
© Photo : Tanjug/Rade PrelicRemains of a TV tower on Mount Avala near Belgrade, destroyed by a NATO air raid.
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Remains of a TV tower on Mount Avala near Belgrade, destroyed by a NATO air raid.
© AP Photo / Dimitri MessinisFlames from an explosion light up the Belgrade skyline near a power station after NATO launched its bombing campaign against Yugoslavia late Wednesday, March 24, 1999. Power station chimneys are at left.
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Flames from an explosion light up the Belgrade skyline near a power station after NATO launched its bombing campaign against Yugoslavia late Wednesday, March 24, 1999. Power station chimneys are at left.
© Photo : Public domain A street in Belgrade, seen after a NATO airstrike.
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A street in Belgrade, seen after a NATO airstrike.
© AFP 2023 / US Navy/Renso AmarizUS Navy cruiser USS Philippine Sea fires Tomahawk cruise missiles at targets throughout Yugoslavia. 24 March 1999.
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US Navy cruiser USS Philippine Sea fires Tomahawk cruise missiles at targets throughout Yugoslavia. 24 March 1999.
© AFP 2023 / Russell Boyce/Reuters PoolAn aerial view of the Pristina central post office which was destroyed by NATO bombing. 15 June 1999.
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An aerial view of the Pristina central post office which was destroyed by NATO bombing. 15 June 1999.
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Yugoslav anti-aircraft forces fire at NATO warplanes.
© Photo : Tanjug/Rade PrelicRuins of a bridge across the Sava River in Belgrade.
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Ruins of a bridge across the Sava River in Belgrade.
© AFP 2023 / Eric FeferbergA German armoured vehicle part of the NATO-led KFOR troops drives past a herd of sheep in Orahovac, south western Kosovo. 17 June 1999.
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A German armoured vehicle part of the NATO-led KFOR troops drives past a herd of sheep in Orahovac, south western Kosovo. 17 June 1999.
CC BY 2.0 / Andre Engels / Holy Trinity Church in Petrić, Kosovo July 1999, leveled to the ground in August 1999Holy Trinity Church in Petrić, Kosovo. The picture was taken in July 1999. In August 1999, the church was levelled to the ground.
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Holy Trinity Church in Petrić, Kosovo. The picture was taken in July 1999. In August 1999, the church was levelled to the ground.
© AFP 2023 / Andrej Isakovic A man walks past the building of former federal military headquarters in Belgrade, destroyed during the 1999 NATO air campaign against Yugoslavia. 24 March, 2010.
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A man walks past the building of former federal military headquarters in Belgrade, destroyed during the 1999 NATO air campaign against Yugoslavia. 24 March, 2010.
© AFP 2023 / Paul J. RichardsAn unidentified elderly woman carries a sign in a crowd of about 150 demonstrators as they march in front of the White House to protest the air strikes by US Nato led forces against Yugoslavia. 24 March, 1999
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An unidentified elderly woman carries a sign in a crowd of about 150 demonstrators as they march in front of the White House to protest the air strikes by US Nato led forces against Yugoslavia. 24 March, 1999
© AFP 2023 / Sven Nackstrand Israeli Jews of Yugoslavian descent demonstrate against the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia outside the British Embassy in Tel Aviv. 26 March 1999
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Israeli Jews of Yugoslavian descent demonstrate against the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia outside the British Embassy in Tel Aviv. 26 March 1999
CC BY-SA 3.0 / JU580 / Bombed building of Serbian MUP (Ministry of Police) in Knez Miloš StreetRuins of the Union Police Headquarters in Belgrade, destroyed by a NATO air raid.
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Ruins of the Union Police Headquarters in Belgrade, destroyed by a NATO air raid.
© AFP 2023 / Mike Nelson Cousins Liridon Morina (L) and Selman Morina (R) play on a Serbian Army tank destroyed during NATO bombing. 10 July 1999.
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Cousins Liridon Morina (L) and Selman Morina (R) play on a Serbian Army tank destroyed during NATO bombing. 10 July 1999.
© AFP 2023 / Eric FeferbergA French soldier with the NATO peacekeeping forcce for Kosovo (KFOR) is welcomed by ethnic Albanians in the city of Mitrovica. 15 June 1999.
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A French soldier with the NATO peacekeeping forcce for Kosovo (KFOR) is welcomed by ethnic Albanians in the city of Mitrovica. 15 June 1999.
© AFP 2023 / Jean-Philippe Ksiazek About 1,000 young Kosovar Albanians celebrate the "UCK [Kosovo Liberation Army] victory over the Serbs with NATO's help" in the centre of Pristina. 02 July 1999.
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About 1,000 young Kosovar Albanians celebrate the "UCK [Kosovo Liberation Army] victory over the Serbs with NATO's help" in the centre of Pristina. 02 July 1999.
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