The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA; Albanian: Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës [uʃˈtɾija t͡ʃliɾimˈtaɾɛ ɛ ˈkɔsɔvəs], UÇK) was an ethnic Albanian separatist militia that sought the separation of Kosovo, the vast majority of which is inhabited by Albanians, from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and Serbia during the 1990s.

Mar 21, 2025 · Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), ethnic Albanian Kosovar militant group active during the 1990s that sought Kosovo’s independence from Serbia, a republic in the federation of Yugoslavia. Kosovo, which borders Albania, was a province of Serbia, which itself was a part of Yugoslavia (1929–2003).

Leaders: Hashim Thaçi [1]; Azem Syla; Agim Çeku; Adem Jashari †; Sami Lushtaku; Zahir Pajaziti †; Rrustem Mustafa; Ramush Haradinaj; Fatmir Limaj; Rrahman Rama ...

Apr 3, 2023 · What was the Kosovo Liberation Army? The KLA was a militant group of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, set up in the early 1990s. From 1996, its members carried out attacks on Serbian police stations...

The National Liberation Army (NLA; Albanian: Ushtria Çlirimtare Kombëtare, abbr. UÇK; Macedonian: Ослободителна народна армија, romanized: Osloboditelna narodna armija, abbr. ONA), also known as the Macedonian UÇK (Albanian: UÇK Maqedonase; Macedonian: Македонска УЧК, romanized: Makedonska UČK), was ...

The Kosovo Liberation Army is alleged by Serbia to include about 1,000 foreign mercenaries from Albania, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Muslims) and Croatia.

Die UÇK [ˌuː.ʧeːˈkaː] (Kurzform für albanisch Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës, „Befreiungsarmee des Kosovo“) war eine albanische paramilitärische nationalistische Terrororganisation, die für die Unabhängigkeit des Kosovo kämpfte. [1][2][3] Sie entstand 1994, …

Jan 6, 2021 · Both men were prominent members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (UÇK): a former paramilitary unit, a prominent figure of Kosovar independentism, and one of the main actors of the last war in the Balkans.

Sep 9, 2019 · If you get to Kosovo you will definitely get to know something about the Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës, the Kosovan liberation army. Throughout the country you can find big memorials for their fallen soldiers.

UCK in Military commonly refers to Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës, which translates to the Kosovo Liberation Army, a paramilitary organization that played a significant role in the Kosovo War during the late 1990s.