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Today in history, 4 November: Security Council Resolution 1160

On 31 March 1998 the Security Council, acting under Chapter VII, condemned excessive force by Serbian police against civilians and peaceful demonstrators as well as acts of terrorism by the KLA or any other group, and…

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On 31 March 1998 the Security Council, acting under Chapter VII, condemned excessive force by Serbian police against civilians and peaceful demonstrators as well as acts of terrorism by the KLA or any other group, and imposed an arms embargo on the FRY.

The wording is in the third preambular paragraph, not an operative paragraph; the arms embargo is in paragraph 8. China abstained [1] [2].

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Historical context

1998

The attacks in Drenica in February and March 1998 turned a limited insurgency into open war. By October, hundreds of thousands of people had been displaced and international diplomacy was directly engaged.

Read the chapter “1998: from Drenica to open war”

Sources

  1. [1]Këshilli i Sigurimit i OKB-së. Security Council Resolution 1160 (1998). 1998-03-31. S/RES/1160 (1998). https://docs.un.org/en/S/RES/1160(1998). Accessed 2026-09-16.
  2. [2]Fred Abrahams, Benjamin Ward. Under Orders: War Crimes in Kosovo. 2001-10-26. https://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/kosovo/. Accessed 2026-09-16.

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