1. Introduction

1.1 Topic

For the past ten years, ethnic Albanians and Serbians have been battling over the control of Kosovo. Both sides demanded control of Kosovo for cultural reasons; reasons that would eventually cause 848,000 ethnic Albanians to either flee the region or be killed.

In 1998 a UN lead NATO force began the systematic elimination of Serbian armed forces occupying Kosovo villages. After 78 days of sustained bombardment, armed forces from England, US, Pakistan, France, Germany and Russia moved into Kosovo and the extent of atrocities committed by the Serbian army was apparent. Mass graves of over 1000 Albanians were unearthed, and reports of systematic ethnic cleansing of Albanians from refuges became more evident. As the peacekeepers began to gain control of the escalating situation, Serbian terrorist attacked troop convoys and refugee camps and started skirmishes with NATO troops in villages and small towns. For the next decade, UN forces have been......

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Title: Ethnic Clensing
Approximate Word Count: 4236
Approximate Pages: 17 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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