Forensic teams search a suspected mass grave from the Kosovo war
Summary
Forensic teams in Kosovo have started digging at a site where human remains were found, believed to be from people who disappeared during the 1998-1999 Kosovo war. Kosovo police have arrested two Kosovo Serbs in connection with suspected war crimes linked to this site.Key Facts
- The excavation is happening near the village of Kalluder in northern Kosovo.
- The remains are thought to be from individuals missing since the Kosovo conflict between 1998 and 1999.
- The Kosovo Liberation Army fought for independence, and Serbia responded with a severe crackdown during the war.
- NATO bombed Serbia for 78 days in 1999, which led to the withdrawal of Serbian troops from Kosovo.
- Two Kosovo Serbs were arrested on suspicions of war crimes related to the site.
- About 1,600 people went missing during the war and are still unaccounted for.
- Kosovo authorities suspect the remains may belong to a group of 23 people who were abducted and disappeared in 1999.
- Kosovo’s Interior Minister said Serbia is not cooperating and is obstructing efforts to find missing persons and hold war crime suspects accountable.
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