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UNMIK — 1999 –

United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)

A UN mission created by Resolution 1244 in June 1999 to administer Kosovo on an interim basis and to build institutions of self-government. It issued regulations with the force of law, including the one that created the Kosovo Protection Corps. After Kosovo's constitution was adopted in 2008, its role was significantly reduced.

Photographs

Men in camouflage uniforms lined up facing American soldiers.
Members of the Kosovo Liberation Army stand in formation to turn over their weapons to U.S. Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the village of Zegra, 30 June 1999.Photo: DoD photo by Sgt. Craig J. Shell, U.S. Marine Corps · 1999-06-30 · Domen publik (Public domain)
Two officers in camouflage uniforms seated at a table under a tent exchanging papers.
Brigadier General Bantz J. Craddock, commander of U.S. forces in Kosovo (Task Force Falcon), exchanges documents with the commander of the KLA's Karadak Zone, 25 June 1999. The signing was part of a local agreement on the phased demobilisation and demilitarisation of KLA forces in the U.S. sector.Photo: MARCUS D. MCALLISTER · 1999-06-25 · Domen publik (Public domain)
Pile of automatic rifles and other weapons leaning against a wall and lying on the floor.
Weapons confiscated from the Kosovo Liberation Army, stored at the MSSG-26 compound at Camp Monteith, 5 July 1999.Photo: SGT Craig J. Shell, U.S. Marine Corps · 1999-07-05 · Domen publik (Public domain)
Uniformed men with an Albanian flag pass through a crowd of applauding residents.
Members of the local KLA march through the streets of Koretin to honour Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 21 June 1999, during Operation Joint Guardian.Photo: U.S. Department of Defense (Defense Visual Information Center) · 1999-06-21 · Domen publik (Public domain)

Sources

  1. [1]Këshilli i Sigurimit i OKB-së. Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999). 1999-06-10. S/RES/1244 (1999). https://docs.un.org/en/S/RES/1244(1999). Accessed 2026-09-16.
  2. [2]UNMIK — Përfaqësuesi Special i Sekretarit të Përgjithshëm. UNMIK Regulation No. 1999/8 on the Establishment of the Kosovo Protection Corps. 1999-09-20. UNMIK/REG/1999/8. https://unmik.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/regulations/02english/E1999regs/RE1999_08.htm. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  3. [3]Misioni i OSBE-së në Kosovë (OMIK). Kosovo/Kosova: As Seen, As Told — Part II: Human Rights in Kosovo, 14 June – 31 October 1999. 1999-11-05. https://omik.osce.org/kosovo/17781. Accessed 2026-09-16.

Editorial status: Awaiting verificationDrafted from the cited sources; not yet fully reviewed by the editors.

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