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112 photographs
  • A square crowded with people, tractors and vehicles, with the lake in the background
    Kukës's main square during the exodus of Kosovars in 1999: people, tractors, trucks and tents along the edges of the square.Photo: Jonuz Kola · 1999 · CC BY-SA 4.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999

  • Long rows of white tents in a valley
    A tent camp of Kosovars during the 1999 exodus.Photo: Jonuz Kola · 1999 · CC BY-SA 4.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999

  • Hundreds of tents pitched in rows on a flat plain
    Hundreds of tents as the Camp Hope tent city is built near Fier, part of the US refugee-relief operation.Photo: Staff Sgt. Chris Steffen / U.S. Air Force · maj 1999 · Domen publik (vepër e qeverisë federale të SHBA)

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999

  • Refugees at the roadside greet a column of military vehicles
    Refugees from Brazda camp cheer British Warrior vehicles advancing towards Prishtina on the day KFOR entered Kosovo.Photo: Capt Jim Gallagher / UK Ministry of Defence · 12 qershor 1999 · Open Government Licence v1.0 (Crown copyright)

    Appears in: KFOR enters Kosovo

  • Rows of white graves in a memorial complex with hills in the background
    A view of the memorial complex in Prekaz with rows of white graves.Photo: KushtrimHoti7 (përdorues i Wikimedia Commons) · Fotoja: 21 korrik 2025 · CC BY 4.0

    Appears in: The attack on the Jashari family compound in Prekaz

  • Damaged house enclosed in protective scaffolding, with an Albanian flag and a portrait panel; flowers in the foreground.
    The Adem Jashari Memorial Complex in the Jashari neighbourhood of Prekaz, a cultural heritage monument, photographed on 21 July 2025.Photo: KushtrimHoti7 · 2025-07-21 · CC BY 4.0

    Appears in: The attack on the Jashari family compound in Prekaz, Adem Jashari Memorial Complex

  • Bronze statue of a standing man on a plinth inscribed “Fehmi Agani”, in front of a building.
    Statue of Fehmi Agani in Pristina, photographed on 13 September 2020.Photo: Arianit · 2020-09-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: The killing of Fehmi Agani, Fehmi Agani

  • Man in a dark suit speaking at a lectern with the MSC conference logo behind him.
    Hashim Thaçi speaking at the Munich Security Conference on 17 February 2018. Photo: Koch / MSC.Photo: Koch / MSC · 2018-02-17 · CC BY-SA 3.0 de

    Appears in: The first-instance judgment in Thaçi et al., Hashim Thaçi

  • Black stone slabs with names, a wreath and an Albanian flag at a snow-covered memorial site.
    The memorial to the victims at Krushë e Madhe, photographed in January 2024.Photo: Bartalzo · 2024-01-21 · CC BY-SA 4.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: The killings in Krushë e Madhe, Krushë e Madhe

  • An open book in a museum display with the label “The Constitution of the SFRJ from 1974”.
    A copy of the 1974 Constitution of the SFRY on display in the Museum of Republika Srpska; photographed in 2025.Photo: BoMaric · 2025-01-24 · CC BY 4.0

    Appears in: The 1974 Yugoslav Constitution

  • The town of Kaçanik with red roofs in a valley, seen from a hill; two people sitting with their backs to the camera.
    Panoramic view of Kaçanik, the town where the Kaçanik Constitution was adopted on 7 September 1990; photographed in 2009.Photo: Fidania 2001 Fidan Bela · 2009 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: The Kaçanik Constitution

  • Miners in helmets walk along rails in a dimly lit mine tunnel.
    Miners in the tunnels of the Trepça mine, October 2012. The November 1988 march set out from this mine.Photo: FitimSelimi · 2012-10-27 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: The Trepça miners' march

  • Four miners in white helmets and yellow boots sitting by the rock wall underground.
    Miners during a break in the Trepça mine at Stari Trg near Mitrovica; photo by Fabio Walser, about 2011.Photo: Fabio Walser · 2011 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: The Trepça miners' march

  • A monumental corner building with an ornate façade and dome, seen from the street.
    The building of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU) in Belgrade, built in 1923–1924; photographed in 2008.Photo: Filip Knežić · 2008-05-16 · CC BY-SA 2.0

    Appears in: The draft SANU Memorandum

  • The yellow NEWBORN letters lit at night, surrounded by a large crowd.
    The NEWBORN monument in Prishtina on 17 February 2008, the day independence was declared.Photo: Cradel · 2008-02-17 · CC BY 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: Kosovo's declaration of independence

  • A crowd in a café with raised fists and phones in front of a television showing the signing.
    People follow the signing of the Declaration of Independence on television, 17 February 2008.Photo: Shkumbins · 2008-02-17 · CC BY-SA 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: Kosovo's declaration of independence

  • The large yellow NEWBORN letters covered in signatures on an empty square.
    The NEWBORN monument in Prishtina at dawn on 18 February 2008, covered with citizens' signatures.Photo: Karrota · 2008-02-18 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: Kosovo's declaration of independence

  • A crowd with Albanian flags before a stage with thank-you banners, beneath an equestrian statue.
    Celebration of Kosovo's declaration of independence in Vienna, 17 February 2008.Photo: Tsui · 2008-02-17 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: Kosovo's declaration of independence

  • French château with turrets and a flower garden in front.
    The Château de Rambouillet in France, the venue of the Kosovo talks in February 1999. Photograph taken in 2021.Photo: Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer) · 2021-09-04 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: The Rambouillet conference, Château de Rambouillet

  • Civilian and military officials seated around a conference table.
    NATO Secretary General Javier Solana meets US Secretary of Defense William Cohen at the Pentagon on 15 March 1999. They discussed NATO's reaction should Yugoslavia refuse to sign the peace agreement worked out in Rambouillet.Photo: Robert D. Ward · 1999-03-15 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: The Rambouillet conference, NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)

  • Paved sidewalk with trees and shopfronts of a small shopping centre.
    The sidewalk outside the location of the 1999 Suhareka (Suva Reka) massacre, according to the photographer's description. Photograph taken in 2017.Photo: Mattimeith · 2017-06-10 · CC BY-SA 4.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: The killing of the Berisha family in Suharekë, Suharekë

  • House façade pocked with bullet holes, surrounded by protective metal scaffolding.
    The house in the Adem Jashari Memorial Complex in Prekaz in which Adem Jashari and more than 60 other people were killed in the 1998 attack on Prekaz. Photograph taken in January 2013.Photo: Bdx · 2013-01-26 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: The attack on the Jashari family compound in Prekaz, Adem Jashari Memorial Complex

  • Wide view of the memorial complex with rows of white graves, lawns and a red-and-black flag.
    The Jashari Neighbourhood Memorial Complex in Prekaz, a cultural heritage monument. Photograph taken in July 2025.Photo: KushtrimHoti7 · 2025-07-21 · CC BY 4.0

    Appears in: The attack on the Jashari family compound in Prekaz, Prekaz i Poshtëm (Lower Prekaz)

  • Traditional stone tower houses with red roofs beside a street in Junik.
    The Kulla of Brahim Hoxha in Junik, a cultural heritage monument. Photograph taken in 2013.Photo: Sali Shoshi · 2013-10-05 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: Richard Holbrooke's encounter with UÇK members

  • Brick building covered in ivy with orange awnings over the windows.
    The former Europol headquarters in The Hague, the building designated as seat of the relocated specialist judicial institution for Kosovo. Photograph taken in 2010.Photo: DennisHH · 2010-08-14 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: The establishment of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers

  • Roofless white-walled house with only chimneys standing, under a cloudy sky.
    Homes of the Ashkali minority in Mitrovica burnt during the 2004 unrest. Photograph taken in July 2004.Photo: Aaron J. Buckley · 2004-07-13 · CC BY 2.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: The March 2004 violence

  • Long burnt-out monastery building with collapsed roof; white UN vehicles in front.
    The residence of the Monastery of the Holy Archangels near Prizren, destroyed in March 2004. Photograph taken on 26 March 2004.Photo: JovanStojan · 2004-03-26 · CC BY 2.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: The March 2004 violence

  • White church with a collapsed wall and rubble scattered around it.
    The Serbian Orthodox Church of St Elijah (also known as St Andrew's) near Podujevo, destroyed during the March 2004 unrest. Photograph taken on 23 March 2004.Photo: JovanStojan · 2004-03-23 · CC BY 2.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: The March 2004 violence

  • Old roofless stone church on a hillside with the town of Prizren below.
    Remains of the 14th-century Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Saviour in Prizren, damaged in March 2004. Photograph uploaded in 2007.Photo: Majstor Mile at English Wikipedia · 2007 · Domen publik (Public domain)The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: The March 2004 violence

  • White two-storey house behind a metal fence, with fir trees in front.
    The house of lawyer and activist Bajram Kelmendi in Pristina, who was killed together with his two sons in 1999. Photograph taken in 2015.Photo: Planeti · 2015-04-09 · CC BY-SA 4.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: The killing of Bajram Kelmendi and his two sons

  • Bronze bust on a stone plinth in a square in front of the theatre building.
    The bust of Jusuf Gërvalla in front of the city theatre in Peja. Photograph taken in August 2018.Photo: Shkurte ramushi · 2018-08-18 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: The killing of Jusuf and Bardhosh Gërvalla and Kadri Zeka

  • White court building with a pond in front, under a cloudy sky.
    Front of the building of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague, photographed in 2013.Photo: UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia · 2013-01-11 · CC BY 2.0

    Appears in: The ICTY indictment of Milošević and four officials

  • Woman with glasses and dark hair speaking and gesturing with her hands.
    Louise Arbour during a session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, 26 January 2011; at the time she was President of the International Crisis Group.Photo: World Economic Forum · 2011-01-26 · CC BY-SA 2.0

    Appears in: The ICTY indictment of Milošević and four officials

  • Portrait of a man in a suit and red tie in front of a blue European Commission backdrop.
    Hashim Thaçi, then Prime Minister of Kosovo, during a visit to the European Commission, 1 March 2012.Photo: European Commission · 2012-03-01 · CC BY 4.0

    Appears in: The first-instance judgment in Thaçi et al.

  • 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)

    Appears in: The UÇK's demilitarisation undertaking and the creation of the TMK

  • 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)

    Appears in: The UÇK's demilitarisation undertaking and the creation of the TMK

  • 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)

    Appears in: The UÇK's demilitarisation undertaking and the creation of the TMK

  • 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)

    Appears in: The UÇK's demilitarisation undertaking and the creation of the TMK

  • Three men seated at a red-covered table signing documents, surrounded by diplomats.
    Presidents Slobodan Milošević, Alija Izetbegović and Franjo Tuđman initial the draft of the Dayton Peace Accords, 21 November 1995.Photo: U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Brian Schlumbohm · 1995-11-21 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: The Dayton Agreement and Kosovo's absence

  • Three seated men signing at a long table, a row of heads of state standing behind them in a hall with red curtains.
    Slobodan Milošević, Alija Izetbegović and Franjo Tuđman sign the peace agreement in Paris, 14 December 1995 (Clinton Presidential Library photo).Photo: The Central Intelligence Agency · 1995-12-14 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: The Dayton Agreement and Kosovo's absence

  • Black-and-white photo of two men talking face to face, with other officials in the background.
    President Clinton talks with Serbian President Slobodan Milošević at the Ambassador's residence in Paris, 14 December 1995, watched by Richard Holbrooke, Warren Christopher, General Wesley Clark and others.Photo: The Central Intelligence Agency · 1995-12-14 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: The Dayton Agreement and Kosovo's absence

  • Dark stone plaque with an Albanian inscription, mounted on a post next to a tree.
    Memorial plaque in Pristina for Naser Hajrizi and Asllan Pireva, who according to the inscription fell on 2 April 1981 while leading the demonstration. Photographed in 2013.Photo: Andy Mabbett · 2013-02-25 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: The 1981 demonstrations

  • View from above of a mountain valley with a tent camp beside a river.
    Refugee camp near Kukës, on the grounds of an old mine, in summer 1999 shortly after the end of the Kosovo war.Photo: Albinfo · 1999 · CC BY-SA 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999

  • Six boys stand together on a grassy field; tents and a blossoming tree in the background.
    Group of children in a camp for Kosovar Albanian war refugees in Albania, 1999 (photo by Helmut Kienzle).Photo: Helmut Kienzle · 1999 · CC BY 4.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999

  • Line of people with bags beside a bus; behind them an aircraft marked Tower Air.
    Kosovar refugees board a bus bound for Fort Dix after a Tower Air 747 carrying refugees landed at McGuire Air Force Base on 5 May 1999 (Operation Sustain Hope).Photo: U.S. Department of Defense (Defense Visual Information Center) · 1999-05-05 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999

  • Black-and-white annotated aerial photo showing a column of vehicles on a road between fields.
    Aerial assessment photograph showing vehicle movement of internally displaced persons in the Malisevo area, used at a Pentagon press briefing on 19 April 1999.Photo: U.S. Department of Defense · 1999-04-19 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999, Malishevë

  • Fighter jet on the runway with afterburner flame during take-off.
    A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from Aviano Air Base for an air strike mission in support of NATO Operation Allied Force, 24 March 1999.Photo: Senior Airman Jeffrey Allen, U.S. Air Force · 1999-03-24 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)

  • Black angular aircraft on the runway at dusk, mountains in the background.
    A U.S. Air Force F-117 Nighthawk taxis out for take-off from Aviano Air Base for an air strike mission of Operation Allied Force, 24 March 1999.Photo: United States Air Force · 1999-03-24 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)

  • White missile on a transport trailer in front of a large bomber.
    A U.S. Air Force airman transports an AGM-86C cruise missile to a waiting B-52H Stratofortress at RAF Fairford, 30 March 1999, in preparation for an Operation Allied Force mission.Photo: Staff Sgt. Jim Howard, U.S. Air Force · 1999-03-30 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)

  • Grey attack aircraft with its light on, on a wet taxiway.
    An A-10 Thunderbolt II taxis through the rain at Aviano Air Base before taking off on a mission against targets in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 7 April 1999.Photo: Senior Airman Jeffrey Allen, U.S. Air Force · 1999-04-07 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)

  • Two black-and-white aerial photos of a neighbourhood: intact buildings above, damaged buildings marked with arrows below.
    Aerial 'before and after' assessment photographs of destroyed buildings in Gjakova, used by the U.S. Department of Defense at a press briefing, April 1999.Photo: DoD photo · 1999-04-26 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force), The killings in Gjakova's Qerim neighbourhood

  • View from above of a cemetery complex with rows of white graves and paved paths.
    The martyrs' graveyard of the 1998–1999 war in Gjakova, photographed from the air on 5 June 2022.Photo: Arianit · 2022-06-05 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: The killings in Gjakova's Qerim neighbourhood

  • White and brick-coloured multi-storey building with a flag on top, behind a square with trees.
    The building of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo in Pristina, photographed on 13 September 2020.Photo: Arianit · 2020-09-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: The constitutional amendments and the removal of autonomy, Assembly of Kosovo building

  • Armoured vehicle marked KFOR on a village road, with soldiers in the turret.
    A U.S. Marine Corps LAV-25 light armoured vehicle patrols in the village of Zegra, 27 June 1999. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed as an enabling force for KFOR.Photo: Sgt. Craig J. Shell, U.S. Marine Corps · 1999-06-27 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: KFOR enters Kosovo

  • Soldiers beside a truck marked KFOR on a dirt road, with a hillside village behind.
    German KFOR troops on patrol in southern Kosovo, summer 1999 (photo by Nick Macdonald).Photo: Nick Macdonald (nickmacdonald.net) · 1999 · CC BY-SA 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: KFOR enters Kosovo

  • Soldiers and a group of children walk together along a village road.
    A U.S. Marine gunnery sergeant marches with local children down the main street of Zegra, 28 June 1999.Photo: Sgt. Craig J. Shell, U.S. Marine Corps · 1999-06-28 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: KFOR enters Kosovo

  • Tracked armoured vehicle marked KFOR with a soldier standing beside it.
    German KFOR armoured vehicle in Kosovo, 1999 (photo by Nick Macdonald).Photo: Nick Macdonald · 1999 · CC BY-SA 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: KFOR enters Kosovo

  • Two damaged houses surrounded by scaffolding with an Albanian flag above.
    The Jashari family houses in Prekaz, preserved under scaffolding as part of the memorial, August 2005.Photo: Dave Proffer · 2005-08-27 · CC BY 2.0

    Appears in: The attack on the Jashari family compound in Prekaz, Prekaz i Poshtëm (Lower Prekaz), Adem Jashari Memorial Complex

  • Military helicopter on the ground next to a blue-covered truck, mountains behind.
    Swiss Air Force Super Puma helicopter in service for UNHCR in Kukës, summer 1999, shortly after the Kosovo War.Photo: Albinfo · 1999 · CC BY 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999, Kukës

  • Two side-by-side black-and-white aerial views of an airfield installation labelled 'pre strike' and 'post strike'.
    Pre-strike and post-strike assessment photograph of the Pristina military airfield, used by Maj. Gen. Charles F. Wald during a Pentagon press briefing on NATO Operation Allied Force on 16 April 1999.Photo: U.S. Department of Defense · 1999-04-16 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)

  • Black-and-white aerial view of a village with a plume of smoke rising from a building.
    Assessment photograph of a burning building in the Malisheva area, Kosovo, used by Maj. Gen. Charles F. Wald during a Pentagon press briefing on NATO Operation Allied Force on 13 April 1999.Photo: NATO · 1999-04-13 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)

  • Black-and-white aerial view of houses and yards captioned 'Tank deployment in Kosovo'.
    Assessment photograph of a tank deployment in Kosovo, used by Maj. Gen. Charles F. Wald during a Pentagon press briefing on NATO Operation Allied Force on 17 May 1999.Photo: U.S. Department of Defense · 1999-05-17 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)

  • Black-and-white aerial view of a site with strike marks, with a yellow caption.
    Post-strike assessment photograph of the destroyed radar facility in Pristina, used by Maj. Gen. Charles F. Wald during a Pentagon press briefing on NATO Operation Allied Force on 17 April 1999.Photo: U.S. Department of Defense · 1999-04-17 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)

  • Black-and-white aerial view of a depot with roads and tanks, captioned 'Pristina Fuel Depot'.
    Post-strike assessment photograph of the Pristina fuel depot, used by Maj. Gen. Charles F. Wald during a Pentagon press briefing on NATO Operation Allied Force on 10 April 1999.Photo: U.S. Department of Defense · 1999-04-10 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)

  • A column of demonstrators with placards walks down a city street.
    Demonstration against the war in Kosovo in Freiburg im Breisgau, 8 May 1999; photograph by Marlis Decker from the Freiburg State Archive.Photo: Marlis Decker · 1999-05-08 · CC BY 4.0

    Appears in: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)

  • Map of Kosovo divided into coloured sectors, with a legend.
    CIA map of July 1999 showing the tentative KFOR sectors under the five NATO powers, with sector headquarters, boundaries and Russian subzones.Photo: United States. Central Intelligence Agency. Cartography Center; Kfor (Organization) · 1999-07 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: KFOR enters Kosovo

  • House walls riddled with bullet and shell holes, with stairs and scaffolding.
    Part of the Jashari family house complex in Prekaz, photographed in September 2014.Photo: GentiBehramaj · 2014-09-19 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: The attack on the Jashari family compound in Prekaz, Adem Jashari Memorial Complex

  • Black-and-white aerial view of a large factory complex with a damaged roof and an identifying caption.
    Post-strike assessment photograph of the Crvena Zastava arms and motor-vehicle plant in Kragujevac, Serbia, shown by Maj. Gen. Charles F. Wald at the Pentagon press briefing on Operation Allied Force on 14 April 1999.Photo: U.S. Department of Defense · 1999-04-14 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)

  • Black-and-white aerial view of a struck bridge over a river, with an identifying caption.
    Post-strike assessment photograph of the Kruševac highway bridge over the West Morava, shown at the Pentagon press briefing on Operation Allied Force on 16 April 1999.Photo: U.S. Department of Defense · 1999-04-16 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)

  • Black-and-white aerial view of a valley with vehicles and makeshift shelters along tracks; caption 'Internally displaced persons campsite, Central Kosovo'.
    NATO aerial photograph of a campsite of internally displaced persons inside Kosovo, 1999.Photo: NATO · 1999 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999

  • A woman cooks over an open fire beside a red tractor; two men stand in front of a tarpaulin-covered lorry.
    Refugees from Kosovo with tractors and lorries in Kukës during the 1999 exodus, photographed by Jonuz Kola.Photo: Jonuz Kola · 1999 · CC BY-SA 4.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999, Kukës

  • Kofi Annan at microphones, surrounded by journalists, camera operators and officials.
    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in Kukës during the 1999 Kosovo crisis, photographed by Jonuz Kola.Photo: Jonuz Kola · 1999 · CC BY-SA 4.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999, Kukës

  • Women and children wash clothes and fetch water at an outdoor water point; buildings and hills behind.
    Kosovar Albanian war refugees at a camp in Albania in 1999, photographed by Helmut Kienzle.Photo: Helmut Kienzle · 1999 · CC BY 4.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999

  • Four children pose together; behind them laundry on a line and a wall.
    Kosovar Albanian refugee children in Albania in 1999, photographed by Helmut Kienzle.Photo: Helmut Kienzle · 1999 · CC BY 4.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999

  • A US serviceman hands out sweets to smiling children; military tents behind.
    Camp Hope, Albania, 1999; US Department of Defense photograph.Photo: US DOD · 1999 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999

  • A group of young people and women leaning over iMac computers; a woman in a grey jacket looks on.
    US Health Secretary Donna Shalala among Kosovo refugees at Fort Dix as they search Albanian websites for family members at other refugee sites, 4 June 1999 (Operation Open Arms).Photo: U.S. Department of Defense (NARA, Record Group 330) · 1999-06-04 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999

  • Families with children stand by tables under a canopy where food is being handed out.
    Arrival of Kosovo refugees at Bissierstraße in Freiburg on 16 April 1999; photograph by Marlis Decker, Staatsarchiv Freiburg.Photo: Marlis Decker · 1999-04-16 · CC BY 4.0

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999

  • Five people seated at a conference podium before a blue backdrop with EU stars.
    Press conference by European Commissioner Emma Bonino with Shkëlzen Maliqi, Vjosa Dobruna and Blerim Shala on the situation of the Kosovo refugees, 28 April 1999.Photo: Benoît Bourgeois · 1999-04-28 · CC BY 4.0

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999

  • Black-and-white photograph: Clinton holds a child while other children reach towards him; tents behind.
    President Clinton hugs Kosovar refugee children at the Stenkovec 1 refugee camp near Skopje, 22 June 1999; photograph by Ralph Alswang, White House Photograph Office.Photo: Ralph Alswang and White House Photograph Office · 1999-06-22 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999, Stenkovec (Brazda)

  • Elevated view of a dense crowd with red-and-black flags; several men in white plis caps.
    A crowd of citizens with flags 'awaiting independence', according to the uploader's title; February 2008.Photo: Planeti · 2008 · CC BY-SA 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: Kosovo's declaration of independence

  • Young people wave the Albanian flag from car windows; passers-by greet them.
    Kosovars celebrate Kosovo's declaration of independence in Switzerland, 17 February 2008; photograph by Thomas Guignard.Photo: Thomas Guignard from Lausanne, Switzerland · 2008-02-17 · CC BY-SA 2.0

    Appears in: Kosovo's declaration of independence

  • Cars on a boulevard with an Albanian flag flying from a window.
    Kosovars in Brussels (Botanique crossing) celebrate the Declaration of Independence, waving Albanian flags, 17 February 2008.Photo: Steven Fruitsmaak · 2008-02-17 · CC BY 2.5

    Appears in: Kosovo's declaration of independence

  • Courtroom with judges seated at a long bench and delegations facing them.
    The Great Hall of Justice in the Peace Palace, The Hague, during the International Court of Justice proceedings on the accordance with international law of Kosovo's declaration of independence, 10 December 2009.Photo: Lybil BER · 2009-12-10 · CC BY-SA 4.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: Kosovo's declaration of independence

  • Large crowd with Serbian flags in a square at dusk.
    The 'Kosovo is Serbia' rally in Belgrade on 21 February 2008, four days after Kosovo's declaration of independence.Photo: White Writer, Wikipedia · 2008-02-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: Kosovo's declaration of independence

  • Wheeled armoured vehicles with Marines in front of damaged red-roofed houses in a village.
    US Marines of the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion prepare for an urban patrol aboard their LAV-25 vehicles in the village of Zegra on 27 June 1999. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit served as an enabling force for KFOR.Photo: Sgt. Craig J. Shell, U.S. Marine Corps · 1999-06-27 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: KFOR enters Kosovo

  • A soldier with a rifle sheltering behind a concrete pillar, a building in the background.
    A Marine of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit takes cover after his unit was fired on by Serb snipers at a checkpoint in Zegra on 23 June 1999. According to the US Department of Defense, no US forces were injured.Photo: Lance Cpl. Jimmie W. Perkins, U.S. Marine Corps · 1999-06-23 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: KFOR enters Kosovo

  • Marines with rucksacks boarding a large helicopter on a ship's deck, the sea behind.
    The first contingent of Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit boards a CH-53D helicopter on the deck of USS Kearsarge on 8 June 1999, bound for a staging area in Skopje, Macedonia.Photo: Lance Cpl. Richard O'Connor, U.S. Marine Corps · 1999-06-08 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: KFOR enters Kosovo

  • Two men seated at a white table signing documents in a ceremonial hall, officers and diplomats behind them.
    Russian Defence Minister Marshal Igor Sergeyev and US Secretary of Defense William Cohen sign in Helsinki, on 18 June 1999, the agreed principles for Russian participation in KFOR. Looking on are Igor Ivanov, Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari and Madeleine Albright.Photo: Helene C. Stikkel · 1999-06-18 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: KFOR enters Kosovo

  • Helmeted soldiers handing leaflets to residents and children on a road.
    American and Russian KFOR soldiers hand out flyers to residents of Kamenica on 15 July 1999.Photo: Spc. Christina Ann Horne, U.S. Army · 1999-07-15 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: KFOR enters Kosovo

  • Map of Kosovo divided into multinational sectors.
    CIA map showing the KFOR sectors in Kosovo in 1999.Photo: Central Intelligence Agency from Washington, D.C. · 1999 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: KFOR enters Kosovo

  • An armoured vehicle marked KFOR passing through a narrow village street as children look on.
    US Marine Corps LAV-25 armoured vehicles escort vehicles carrying KLA members to a location where they could turn in their weapons, 30 June 1999.Photo: Sgt. Craig J. Shell, U.S. Marine Corps · 1999-06-30 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: The UÇK's demilitarisation undertaking and the creation of the TMK

  • Close-up of a camouflage sleeve with a red patch bearing a black eagle and the letters UÇK.
    The UÇK (KLA) shoulder insignia on a member's uniform, photographed by a US Marine Corps photographer on 29 June 1999.Photo: SGT Craig J. Shell, U.S. Marine Corps · 1999-06-29 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: The UÇK's demilitarisation undertaking and the creation of the TMK

  • An American soldier in a helmet facing a man in uniform and a cap with a UÇK badge, before a stone wall.
    US Marine Corps 1st Lt. Julian Gudger, through a local Albanian translator, discusses the location of a possible Serbian sniper with a KLA soldier in Cernica, 23 June 1999.Photo: Lance Cpl. Justin Tyler Watkins, U.S. Marine Corps · 1999-06-23 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: KFOR enters Kosovo, The UÇK's demilitarisation undertaking and the creation of the TMK

  • Two black-and-white aerial images side by side with yellow arrows marking the buildings hit.
    Pre-strike and post-strike aerial imagery of the Pristina explosives storage facility, presented by Secretary Cohen and Gen. Shelton on 11 April 1999.Photo: U.S. Department of Defense · 1999-04-11 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)

  • Black-and-white aerial image of a city district with a stadium and damaged buildings.
    Bomb damage assessment photograph of the Pristina military police facility, presented by the US Department of Defense on 11 April 1999.Photo: U.S. Department of Defense · 1999-04-11 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)

  • A grey attack aircraft with two engines above the fuselage flying over farmland.
    A US Air Force A-10A of the 81st Fighter Squadron in flight during an Operation Allied Force combat mission, 22 April 1999.Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg L. Davis · 1999-04-22 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)

  • A bright flash and smoke above a ship's deck at night.
    A Tomahawk cruise missile launches from the cruiser USS Philippine Sea towards a target in Kosovo on 25 March 1999.Photo: Petty Officer 3rd Class Renso Amariz, U.S. Navy · 1999-03-25 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)

  • A helmeted, masked pilot in a bomber cockpit with the instrument panel ahead.
    The pilot of a US Air Force B-52H scans the horizon on a combat mission towards a target in Kosovo on 26 May 1999.Photo: Senior Airman Greg L. Davis, U.S. Air Force · 1999-05-26 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)

  • A helmeted soldier crouching over scorched ground laying a wire.
    A US Air Force explosive ordnance disposal airman prepares an unexploded BLU-97 bomblet for demolition in a field outside Urosevac (Ferizaj) on 10 August 1999.Photo: Spc. Christina Ann Horne, U.S. Army · 1999-08-10 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)

  • Two boys seen from behind, arms around each other, watching a helicopter in a field.
    Two refugee children watch relief supplies being unloaded from US Navy MH-53E helicopters at Camp Hope near Fier, Albania, on 13 May 1999, during Operation Sustain Hope.Photo: Senior Airman Michelle Leonard, U.S. Air Force · 1999-05-13 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999

  • A uniformed soldier sitting among smiling boys looking at a notepad.
    US Marine Corps Capt. Robert A. Riggle plays tic-tac-toe with a group of Albanian boys at Camp Hope near Fier on 4 May 1999. The camp was built to house up to 20,000 refugees.Photo: Staff Sgt. Angela Stafford, U.S. Air Force · 1999-05-04 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999

  • Two black-and-white overhead views of a field; the second shows rows of graves marked with a yellow frame
    Overhead imagery released by the U.S. Department of State in May 1999: the same field near Izbicë without graves and with rows of new graves.Photo: U.S. Department of State / U.S. Department of State · 1999 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: The Izbicë massacre, Izbicë

  • Two overhead views: rows of graves on the left, churned earth at the same spot on the right
    Overhead imagery released by the U.S. government: the burial site near Izbicë on 15 May 1999 and the same site on 3 June 1999, after the graves had been disturbed.Photo: U.S. Department of State / U.S. Department of State / Department of Defense · 1999-06 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: The Izbicë massacre, Izbicë

  • A green field with a memorial marker and flags, mountains in the background
    A memorial marker with flags in the field at Mejë, photographed in July 2009.Photo: Arianit Dobroshi · 2009-07-12 · CC BY-SA 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: The Meja massacre (Operation Reka), Mejë

  • Graves with flowers and wooden crosses in a field, mountains on the horizon
    The cemetery of the victims of the Meja massacre near Gjakova, July 2009.Photo: Arianit Dobroshi · 2009-07-12 · CC BY-SA 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: The Meja massacre (Operation Reka), Mejë

  • Rows of graves with flowers in an open field under a cloudy sky
    A wide view of the cemetery of the Meja victims, July 2009.Photo: Arianit Dobroshi · 2009-07-12 · CC BY-SA 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: The Meja massacre (Operation Reka)

  • Two men beside an orange OSCE vehicle; one looks through binoculars along a village road
    Unarmed verifiers of the OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission monitor the ceasefire in Kosovo, November 1998.Photo: Bela Szandelszky / OSCE / OSCE · 1998-11 · CC BY-ND 4.0

    Appears in: The OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission

  • A column of orange armoured vehicles on a road beside damaged houses
    British verifiers of the Kosovo Verification Mission drive from Pristina to Prizren, November 1998.Photo: Bela Szandelszky / OSCE / OSCE · 1998-11 · CC BY-ND 4.0

    Appears in: The OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission, The withdrawal of the OSCE Verification Mission

  • Civilian verifiers talk with armed policemen in front of an orange OSCE vehicle in the snow
    Unarmed members of the OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission working to maintain the ceasefire, November 1998.Photo: Bela Szandelszky / OSCE / OSCE · 1998-11 · CC BY-ND 4.0

    Appears in: The OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission

  • A man in a red jacket listens to a resident speaking, surrounded by people
    Ambassador William Walker, Head of the Kosovo Verification Mission, meets local residents in Klina, January 1999.Photo: Bela Szandelszky / OSCE / OSCE · 1999-01 · CC BY-ND 4.0

    Appears in: The OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission, Klinë

  • A man with glasses and a moustache speaks into microphones, the OSCE logo behind him
    William Walker addresses the press on his report to the OSCE Permanent Council after the mission's withdrawal, March 1999.Photo: Bela Szandelszky / OSCE / OSCE · 1999-03 · CC BY-ND 4.0

    Appears in: The withdrawal of the OSCE Verification Mission, William Walker

  • A field crowded with people, plastic sheeting and smoke from fires, seen from a distance
    Thousands of expelled people in the field at Blace on the Macedonian border, spring 1999. The photograph was used as an exhibit at the Hague Tribunal (ICTY).Photo: ICTY staff / ICTY (provë gjyqësore) · 1999 · Attribution

    Appears in: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999, Blace border crossing

Places and memorials

72 photographs
  • Large relief of a woman’s face made of thousands of metal medals, with the inscription “Heroinat”.
    The “Heroinat” memorial in Prishtina, dedicated to the women who were raped during the Kosovo war. Photographed in 2025.Photo: JonaSali29 · 2025-05-17 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: The “Heroinat” memorial

  • Side profile of the relief of the woman’s face, with apartment buildings behind.
    The “Heroinat” memorial in Prishtina seen from the side, November 2018.Photo: Urateram · 2018-11-03 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: The “Heroinat” memorial

  • Frontal view of the memorial with its information plaque in front.
    The “Heroinat” memorial in Prishtina, frontal view, March 2024.Photo: BBB2021 · 2024-03-03 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: The “Heroinat” memorial

  • Forecourt and control booths of the border crossing with mountains behind.
    The Morina border crossing, direction Albania to Kosovo, May 2019.Photo: albinfo · 2019-05-21 · Domen publik (CC0)

    Appears in: Morinë – Vërmicë border crossing

  • Roofless ruined stone buildings among vegetation with a mountain behind.
    Ruins near Morina in the White Drin valley on the Albania–Kosovo border, with Mount Pashtrik to the right. Taken in summer 2001 from a KFOR tank.Photo: Tilman Piesk (Watchduck) · 2001 · CC BY 3.0

    Appears in: Morinë – Vërmicë border crossing

  • Lake with green shores and the border road on the slope beyond.
    The Vërmicë/Morina border area (Kosovo/Albania) in 2011, before the motorway was built.Photo: Albinfo · 2011-06 · CC BY 4.0

    Appears in: Morinë – Vërmicë border crossing

  • Elevated view of the town centre with square, park and hills behind.
    Peja city centre from the air, March 2025.Photo: Arianit · 2025-03-23 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: Peja

  • Central square with buildings and snow-covered mountains behind.
    The city centre of Peja and the Rugova mountains in winter, December 2017.Photo: Albinfo · 2017-12 · CC BY 4.0

    Appears in: Peja

  • Red roofs of the town beneath forested mountains.
    View of the city of Peja with the Rugova mountains in the background, August 2018.Photo: Shkurte ramushi · 2018-08-18 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: Peja

  • Town from above: channelled river, apartment blocks and red-roofed houses.
    Elevated view of the town of Podujevë, February 2014.Photo: Aidmuliqi · 2014-02-07 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: Podujevë

  • Stone tower house with red roof and external wooden staircase.
    The Zahir Pajaziti tower house (kulla) in Podujevë municipality, a listed cultural heritage monument, May 2012.Photo: Arianselmani · 2012-05-18 · CC BY-SA 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: Podujevë

  • The scaffold-covered houses on a rise, seen from the road.
    The complex of the Jashari family houses in Prekaz, a protected monument, September 2014.Photo: GentiBehramaj · 2014-09-19 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: Prekaz i Poshtëm (Lower Prekaz)

  • Traditional houses on the slope, the fortress on the hilltop and people in the square.
    Prizren castle seen from the city centre, August 2016.Photo: Leeturtle · 2016-08-14 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: Prizren

  • Black-and-white aerial image of a barracks compound with strike marks.
    Post-strike bomb damage assessment photograph of the Prizren army garrison, shown at the Pentagon press briefing of 5 May 1999 during NATO Operation Allied Force.Photo: U.S. Department of Defense · 1999-05-05 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: Prizren

  • Wide panorama of the red-roofed town on the plain with mountains on the horizon.
    Panoramic view of the town of Rahovec, April 2008.Photo: Milos Cekic · 2008-04 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: Rahovec

  • Rolling hills covered with vineyards.
    Vineyards in Rahovec, September 2012.Photo: Bujar I Gashi · 2012-09-18 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: Rahovec

  • The château across the water, reflected in the canal in evening light.
    The Château de Rambouillet seen from the D906 road, September 2013.Photo: Lionel Allorge · 2013-09-03 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: Château de Rambouillet

  • Railed gate and the large round medieval tower.
    The Château de Rambouillet from the entrance side, September 2013.Photo: CGHdz · 2013-09-25 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: Château de Rambouillet

  • Red-roofed houses among greenery with hills on the horizon.
    The town of Skenderaj, May 2012.Photo: AgronBeqiri · 2012-05-19 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: Skenderaj

  • Main road entering the town with houses and wooded hills.
    Skenderaj photographed from the eastern side of town, c. 2006.Photo: Kaperthuras at Albanian Wikipedia · 2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: Skenderaj

  • Black-and-white aerial image of an industrial compound among woods.
    Post-strike assessment photograph of the Srbica munitions plant, shown at the Pentagon press briefing of 14 April 1999 during NATO Operation Allied Force.Photo: U.S. Department of Defense · 1999-04-14 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: Skenderaj

  • Red-roofed houses on a hillside with blossoming trees.
    View of Stantërg, a settlement of Mitrovica, April 2013.Photo: AgronBeqiri · 2013-04-20 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: Stantërg — the Trepça mines

  • Long two-storey housing block above a wall with a miners’ mural.
    The old neighbourhood in Stantërg (Trepça), August 2025.Photo: KushtrimHoti7 · 2025-08-24 · CC BY 4.0

    Appears in: Stantërg — the Trepça mines

  • The Clintons walking hand in hand with a group of children, camp tents behind.
    President Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton walk through Stenkovec I refugee camp with young Kosovar refugees near Skopje, 22 June 1999. White House Photograph Office photo by William Vasta.Photo: William Vasta · 1999-06-22 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: Stenkovec (Brazda)

  • Large hall complex with containers and military vehicles, the town and fields around.
    Aerial view of KFOR’s Camp Casablanca in Suharekë, 2000.Photo: Tabs48 · 2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: Suharekë

  • Low yellow building behind a railed gate among trees.
    The rectorate of the University of Prishtina, February 2018.Photo: Endrit.mstf · 2018-02-04 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: University of Prishtina rectorate

  • The yellow rectorate building and snow-covered firs.
    Snow falling behind the rectorate of the University of Prishtina, January 2012.Photo: Venera N. Lekaj - Lela · 2012-01-30 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: University of Prishtina rectorate

  • Wall bearing the university’s name, lawn and campus buildings behind.
    Campus of the University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, June 2019.Photo: Altingashi.wiki · 2019-06-08 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: University of Prishtina rectorate

  • Flock of sheep in a meadow, vineyards and the castle on the hill above the village.
    Untergruppenbach with Stettenfels castle, November 2022.Photo: Bildtechnik Braendle · 2022-11-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: Untergruppenbach

  • Village roofs and the church tower with autumn hills behind.
    View over Untergruppenbach with the Johanneskirche, November 2011.Photo: peter schmelzle · 2011-11-04 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: Untergruppenbach

  • Castle on a hill with vineyards and trees.
    Stettenfels castle in Untergruppenbach seen from the south-west in evening sun, August 2019.Photo: Roman Eisele · 2019-08-04 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: Untergruppenbach

  • High stone walls of the fortress in the town centre with passers-by in the square.
    The old castle (Kulla e Vjetër) of Vushtrri, a cultural heritage monument, October 2015.Photo: Mrinë Godanca · 2015-10-04 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: Vushtrri

  • Three-storey administrative building with flags on a square with pedestrians.
    The Vushtrri municipality building, March 2014.Photo: bleroni vushtrri · 2014-03-01 · CC BY-SA 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: Vushtrri

  • Aerial view of the main road and central buildings with mountains behind.
    Aerial panorama of the centre of Deçan, March 2025.Photo: Arianit · 2025-03-23 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: Deçan

  • Medieval pale-marble church with a dome in a grassy courtyard.
    Visoki Dečani Monastery, Kosovo, August 2012.Photo: Pudelek (Marcin Szala) · 2012-08 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: Deçan

  • Stone monument beside the town's main road.
    Martyrs' Monument in Deçan, March 2025.Photo: Arianit · 2025-03-23 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: Deçan

  • Paved square with apartment blocks and a tall tower-like building on the right.
    The centre of Drenas, February 2025.Photo: Edukatori · 2025-02-23 · CC BY 4.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: Drenas

  • Two large rocks among green hills with the railway and a train passing between them.
    A train passing the rock 'Guri i Plakës' in Dritan, May 2017.Photo: Arben Llapashtica · 2017-05-19 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: Drenas

  • Domed Orthodox church next to a mosque with two minarets under a cloudy sky.
    The mosque and the Orthodox church standing side by side in the centre of Ferizaj.Photo: ErzaRudi · 2016 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: Ferizaj

  • Square with parked cars in front of the yellow railway-station building.
    Central square in Ferizaj with the train station, May 2019.Photo: albinfo · 2019-05-24 · Domen publik (CC0)

    Appears in: Ferizaj

  • Aerial view of the dense red-roofed city with scattered clouds.
    Aerial view of Ferizaj, Kosovo, February 2018.Photo: Albinfo · 2018-02 · CC BY 4.0

    Appears in: Ferizaj

  • Red-tiled roofs of the old bazaar with the mosque's minaret and dome in the middle.
    Panorama of the Grand Bazaar in Gjakova showing the Hadum Mosque, September 2013.Photo: Shkëlzen Rexha (Valed Promotion) · 2013-09-20 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: Gjakova

  • Cobbled street with a cyclist, traditional houses, a minaret and the clock tower.
    Çarshia – the old town of Gjakova, December 2017.Photo: Albinfo · 2017-12-30 · CC BY 4.0

    Appears in: Gjakova

  • Traditional two-storey building with wooden balconies along a cobbled street.
    Hotel Çarshia e Jupave in the Old Bazaar of Gjakova, August 2025.Photo: Bdx · 2025-08-26 · Domen publik (CC0)

    Appears in: Gjakova

  • Wide view of the red-roofed city with hills behind.
    The Dardania I and II neighbourhood (formerly Gavran) in the north-west of Gjilan, February 2018.Photo: Endrit.mstf · 2018-02-09 · CC BY-SA 4.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: Gjilan

  • Single-storey building with a concrete canopy and steps on a tree-lined street.
    Command post of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (26th MEU), in Gjilan, 4 July 1999.Photo: Craig J. Shell, U.S. Marine Corps · 1999-07-04 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: Gjilan

  • Central high-rises above red roofs, with haze and hills behind.
    Part of the city of Gjilan, February 2014.Photo: Besarti · 2014-02-08 · CC BY-SA 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: Gjilan

  • Panorama of the town on the plain seen from a green hillside under a cloudy sky.
    View of the town of Istog.Photo: Generallyuntilestimate · 2014 · CC BY-SA 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: Istog

  • Pond with trees, a wooden gazebo and a hotel, with the Istog mountains behind.
    Pond of the Trofta fish farm, restaurant and hotel in Istog, summer 2025.Photo: Bdx · 2025-08-27 · Domen publik (CC0)

    Appears in: Istog

  • Traditional stone tower houses with tiled roofs and a wooden balcony.
    Tower house (kulla) in Junik; according to the uploader, the building where the Battle of Junik took place.Photo: Arbenllapashtica · 2011-05-22 · CC BY-SA 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: Junik

  • The town in a valley between green hills with mountains behind.
    Kaçanik seen from the Rakoc gorge, September 2010.Photo: Fidania 2001 Fidan Bela · 2010-09-30 · CC BY-SA 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: Kaçanik

  • Sepia photograph of a round stone tower and fortress walls.
    The old town of Kaçanik, in the gorge between Skopje and the Plain of Kosovo, 1903. Photo: Baron Franz Nopcsa.Photo: Baron Franz Nopcsa (1877-1933) · 1903 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: Kaçanik

  • Wide square with a monument, flags and surrounding buildings.
    City centre of Klina, May 2019.Photo: albinfo · 2019-05-22 · Domen publik (CC0)

    Appears in: Klinë

  • Old stone bridge over the river with town buildings behind.
    Old bridge in Klina, May 2019.Photo: albinfo · 2019-05-22 · Domen publik (CC0)

    Appears in: Klinë

  • Building with a Portuguese flag and a blue UNMIK sign; a police car in front.
    KFOR CIMIC centre of TF PEGASUS (Portuguese Army) at the UNMIK Regional Police Station in Klina, year 2000.Photo: Vilalva [1] · 2000 · CC BY-SA 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: Klinë

  • Roundabout with greenery and a commemorative portrait, surrounded by houses.
    The centre of the village of Krushë e Madhe, October 2025.Photo: Arianit · 2025-10-18 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: Krushë e Madhe

  • The town with apartment blocks below a snow-capped mountain.
    The centre of Kukës seen from the east, December 2017.Photo: Albinfo · 2017-12 · CC BY 4.0

    Appears in: Kukës

  • Lake and town beneath a large snow-covered mountain.
    Kukës seen from the north with Mount Gjallica (2485 m) and Lake Fierza, December 2017.Photo: Albinfo · 2017-12 · CC BY 4.0

    Appears in: Kukës

  • Aerial view of the city among dry hills.
    Aerial view of Kumanovo, North Macedonia, 2 November 2023.Photo: kallerna · 2023-11-02 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: Kumanovo

  • Pedestrian square with greenery and apartment blocks.
    City Square in Kumanovo, May 2011.Photo: MacedonianBoy · 2011-05-05 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: Kumanovo

  • Entrance of the building with the official sign, fence and flags.
    Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, July 2022.Photo: Radosław Botev · 2022-07-17 · CC BY 3.0 pl

    Appears in: Assembly of Kosovo building

  • Red roofs and apartment buildings seen from above, a street on the left.
    City view in Lipjan, August 2012.Photo: Memi Sahitolli · 2012-08-07 · CC BY-SA 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: Lipjan

  • Black-and-white aerial image of mountainous terrain with yellow annotations.
    Photograph of internally displaced persons in the mountains near Lapušnik, used at a Pentagon press briefing on Operation Allied Force, April 1999.Photo: U.S. Department of Defense · 1999-04-17 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: Llapushnik

  • Small white church on a snowy hill under dark clouds at sunset.
    The church of Llapushnik in Drenica, November 2021.Photo: Arben Llapashtica · 2021-11-30 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: Llapushnik

  • Waterfall dropping into a pool between rock walls.
    Mirusha waterfall in Malishevë, July 2023.Photo: Veton Kastrati · 2023-07-03 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: Malishevë

  • Black-and-white aerial image with yellow boxes enlarging parts of the terrain.
    Photograph of internally displaced persons in the Malisevo area, used at a Pentagon press briefing on Operation Allied Force, April 1999.Photo: U.S. Department of Defense · 1999-04-10 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: Malishevë

  • Black-and-white aerial image of a road and buildings with yellow arrows.
    Assessment photograph of armor in Malisevo, used at a Pentagon press briefing on Operation Allied Force, April 1999.Photo: U.S. Department of Defense · 1999-04-12 · Domen publik (Public domain)

    Appears in: Malishevë

  • Sign reading 'Qendra Përkujtimore 27 Prilli' and a display case of small photographs, with the Albanian and Kosovo flags.
    The '27 Prilli' memorial centre at the graveyard of the victims of the Meja massacre near Gjakova, July 2009.Photo: Arianit Dobroshi · 2009-07-12 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: Mejë

  • Two conical concrete columns carrying a horizontal trough, on a hill under a blue sky.
    The monument to the miners who fell in the Second World War, built in Mitrovica in 1973 to a design by architect Bogdan Bogdanović.Photo: KushtrimHoti7 · 2022-09-21 · CC BY 4.0

    Appears in: Mitrovica

  • Panorama of the city with apartment blocks and hills on the horizon.
    View of the city of Mitrovica.Photo: KushtrimHoti7 · 2025-08-24 · CC BY 4.0

    Appears in: Mitrovica

  • An abandoned old stone building with glassless windows.
    The old neighbourhood in Stan Terg (Trepça).Photo: KushtrimHoti7 · 2025-08-24 · CC BY 4.0

    Appears in: Stantërg — the Trepça mines

  • A mountain valley with a village in the middle, seen from above
    View of the village of Blace and the border valley, a recent photograph.Photo: Ehrlich91 · 2015 · CC BY-SA 4.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: Blace border crossing

People

11 photographs
  • Official portrait of a US general in uniform with decorations, in front of flags
    Official portrait of General Wesley K. Clark as NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe.Photo: Ushtria e Shteteve të Bashkuara (fotografi zyrtare) / U.S. Army · rreth 1997–2000 · Domen publik (vepër e qeverisë së SHBA-së)

    Appears in: Wesley K. Clark

  • Portrait of a man in a dark suit and tie against a neutral background
    James P. Rubin as Special Envoy and Coordinator of the Global Engagement Center, U.S. Department of State, January 2023.Photo: Departamenti i Shtetit i SHBA-së (fotografi zyrtare) / U.S. Department of State · 2023-01-03 · Domen publik (vepër e qeverisë së SHBA-së)

    Appears in: James P. Rubin

  • Bronze statue of a standing man beside a round fountain, with buildings behind.
    Statue of Adem Jashari at the square named after him in Tirana, photographed on 11 June 2018.Photo: Radosław Botev · 2018-06-11 · CC BY 3.0 pl

    Appears in: Adem Jashari

  • Black-and-white portrait of a smiling man in suit and tie, seated in a hall.
    Azem Vllasi, Yugoslav politician from Kosovo, in 1988. Photo: Stevan Kragujević, released with the permission of his daughter Tanja Kragujević.Photo: Stevan Kragujević · 1988 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: Azem Vllasi

  • Two men seated in a parliamentary chamber behind “Reserve” signs; one wears a scarf around his neck.
    Ibrahim Rugova at the European People's Party Congress in Brussels, 4–5 February 2004. Photo: European People's Party.Photo: European People's Party · 2004-02-04 · CC BY 2.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

    Appears in: Ibrahim Rugova

  • Gilded statue of a standing man on a stone plinth in front of a domed building.
    Statue of Jusuf Gërvalla in Peja, photographed on 18 August 2018 during a Wikimedia photowalk.Photo: Shkurte ramushi · 2018-08-18 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: Jusuf Gërvalla

  • Stone bust on a plinth inscribed “Kadri Zeka”, with flowers laid on it.
    Bust of Kadri Zeka in front of the Radio Kosova building, photographed on 1 May 2020.Photo: Arianit · 2020-05-01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: Kadri Zeka

  • Portrait of a man in a dark jacket and white shirt against a white background.
    Ramush Haradinaj, then Prime Minister of Kosovo, at a press conference with European Commissioner Johannes Hahn after the informal meeting of Western Balkans prime ministers, 27 August 2018. Photo: European Commission.Photo: European Commission · 2018-08-27 · CC BY 4.0

    Appears in: Ramush Haradinaj

  • Man in a dark suit and dotted tie speaking at a microphone.
    US diplomat Richard Holbrooke speaking at Brown University, 21 February 2008. Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel.Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · 2008-02-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: Richard Holbrooke

  • Black-and-white portrait of a man in suit and tie, turned slightly to the side.
    Slobodan Milošević (1941–2006), later President of Serbia and of FR Yugoslavia, in 1988. Photo: Stevan Kragujević.Photo: Stevan Kragujević · 1988 · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Appears in: Slobodan Milošević

  • Man in a blue shirt seated at a table with a microphone and a name card reading “Veton Surroi”.
    Veton Surroi at a School of Politics event, 21 June 2015.Photo: Arianit · 2015-06-21 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Appears in: Veton Surroi

Other

22 photographs
  • Aerial view of a large tent camp in a valley near Kukës
    A refugee camp near Kukës on the grounds of a former mine, summer 1999.Photo: Albinfo (përdorues i Wikimedia Commons) · 1999 · CC BY-SA 3.0 / GFDLThe identification of this image is not fully certain.
  • Official visitors among refugees in a tent camp
    President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton visiting the Stenkovec I refugee camp.Photo: William Vasta / White House Photograph Office · 22 qershor 1999 · Domen publik (Zyra Ekzekutive e Presidentit të SHBA)The identification of this image is not fully certain.
  • Children walking beside a soldier on a village street
    A US Marine with KFOR walks with local children down the main street of Zhegër, two weeks after the war ended.Photo: Sgt. Craig J. Shell / U.S. Marine Corps · 28 qershor 1999 · Domen publik (vepër e qeverisë federale të SHBA)
  • View through a car windscreen towards a checkpoint on a bridge
    Crossing the bridge over the Ibër in Mitrovica, a city divided after the war, photographed from inside a vehicle.Photo: Foto_di_Signorina (përdorues i Flickr) · 21 qershor 2000 · CC BY 2.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.
  • Four people at a press-conference table
    A press conference by European Commissioner Emma Bonino with three prominent Kosovars on the situation of the refugees.Photo: Benoît Bourgeois / Komisioni Evropian — Shërbimi Audiovizual · 27/28 prill 1999 · CC BY 4.0 (Komisioni Evropian)
  • Refugees with luggage stepping off a bus
    The arrival of refugees from Kosovo on Bissierstraße in Freiburg.Photo: Marlis Decker / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg (W 140 Nr. 06559) · 16 prill 1999 · CC BY 4.0 — Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 140 Nr. 06559 / Fotografe: Marlis Decker
  • A relief portrait of a woman made of thousands of metal medals
    The Heroinat memorial, unveiled on 12 June 2015, dedicated to the contribution and sacrifice of Albanian women during the war and to the women who survived sexual violence. The relief portrait is made of about 20,000 medals.Photo: Mooonswimmer (përdorues i Wikimedia Commons); memoriali: Ilir Blakçori · Fotoja: 6 dhjetor 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (foto); liria e panoramës sipas ligjit të Kosovës për të drejtën e autorit
  • Three men in suits walk through a military honour cordon with flags.
    US Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (centre) escorts Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu (left) and Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi into the Pentagon on 18 July 2008. DoD photo by R. D. Ward.Photo: Robert D. Ward · 2008-07-18 · Domen publik (Public domain)
  • Bronze statue of a standing man on a dark base, with city buildings behind.
    Monument to Ibrahim Rugova in Pristina, photographed on 15 April 2014 by Diego Delso.Photo: Diego Delso · 2014-04-15 · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Portrait of a smiling man in a blue suit and tie in front of a blue EU backdrop.
    Ramush Haradinaj, AAK leader, on 22 May 2025. Photo: European Commission.Photo: European Commission · 2025-05-22 · CC BY 4.0
  • Two men in suits and glasses in close conversation; one is smiling.
    US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke (left) and Carl Bildt talk while waiting for the C-130 that will fly them to Sarajevo for peace talks, 3 October 1995. US Air Force photo.Photo: A1C Charlie Parshley · 1995-10-03 · Domen publik (Public domain)
  • A naval officer in uniform and a man in a suit seated in armchairs in an official reception room.
    US Admiral T. Joseph Lopez, commander of IFOR, visits Serbian President Slobodan Milošević at the Presidency Building in Belgrade, 9 September 1996. US Air Force photo.Photo: SSGT Lance Cheung, USAF · 1996-09-09 · Domen publik (Public domain)
  • Portrait of a bearded man in a suit and red tie.
    Veton Surroi during a Club of Three event, June 2000. Photo: Bertelsmann Stiftung.Photo: Bertelsmann Stiftung · 2000-06 · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
  • Older man with glasses and a short beard speaking into a microphone; another man behind him.
    William Walker (with Arbër Hadri) on the occasion of donating his jacket as an exhibit to the Kosovo Museum, 2009.Photo: Rewikistart · 2009-06-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.
  • A soldier in camouflage, back to the camera, faces a group of men holding red Albanian flags.
    A Russian KFOR soldier speaks to Albanians carrying the national flag near Domorovce, 14 August 2000; US and Russian KFOR troops placed themselves between the two sides after two Serb men disappeared.Photo: SPC Eric Hughes · 2000-08-14 · Domen publik (Public domain)
  • Soldiers and blue-bereted police in a muddy alley between houses.
    US soldiers of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment and UN police during a house-to-house weapons search in Mitrovica, 21 February 2000, as part of KFOR.Photo: DoD photo by Sgt. Brendan Stephens, U.S. Army · 2000-02-21 · Domen publik (Public domain)
  • Bronze statue of a standing man on a black pedestal in front of apartment blocks.
    The Zahir Pajaziti monument in central Pristina, photographed in April 2014.Photo: Diego Delso · 2014-04-15 · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Bronze statue of a fighter in a beret against a blue sky; a minaret behind.
    Statue of a KLA guerrilla fighter in Prizren, photographed by Adam Jones in October 2013.Photo: Adam Jones, Ph.D. · 2013 · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Map of Kosovo with shaded areas and a legend.
    CIA map of February 1999 showing areas under the control of the UÇK (KLA) in Kosovo. Held by the Library of Congress.Photo: United States. Central Intelligence Agency · 1999-02 · Domen publik (Public domain)
  • Aerial view of a large military base with a perimeter road on hills.
    Aerial view of KFOR's Camp Bondsteel around 2000. Photo by the Task Force Falcon Public Affairs Office.Photo: Task Force Falcon Public Affairs Office · 2000 · Domen publik (Public domain)
  • Cobbled street between burnt-out buildings and piles of rubble; a few pedestrians in the distance.
    A street in a Kosovo locality with destroyed buildings, photographed in 1999.Photo: marietta amarcord from italy · 1999 · CC BY 2.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.
  • Burnt-out roofless white houses at the foot of a hill beside a road and a village cemetery.
    War-damaged buildings along the main supply route between Gjilan and the border with Serbia, photographed in October 1999.Photo: Filius humanitas · 1999-10 · CC BY-SA 3.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.