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	\|title=Koriša bombing		\| title = Koriša bombing
	\|image=Prizren 2006.PNG		\| image = Prizren 2006.PNG
	\|caption=		\| caption =
	\|location=], ]		\| location = ], ]
	\|target=~~Unknown~~		\| target = Military Camp/Command Post
	\|date=14 May 1999		\| date = 13 May 1999
	\|time=		\| time = 11:30 P.M.
	\|timezone=		\| timezone = UTC+1
	\|type=~~Missile~~ attack		\| type = Air to ground missile attack
			\| fatalities = 87–100 civilians
	\|fatalities=87<ref>{{cite web\| publisher= Washington Post\| url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/balkans/stories/korisa052199.htm\| author= Steven Pearlstein\| title= NATO Won't Release Korisa Evidence\| date= 21 May 1999\| accessdate= 8 April 2013}}</ref> - 100<ref>{{cite web\| publisher= BBC\| url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/344548.stm\| title= Nato regrets civilian deaths\| date= 15 May 1999\| accessdate= 8 April 2013}}</ref>
	\|injuries=60		\| injuries = 60
	\|perps=]		\| perps = {{flagdeco\|NATO}} ]
			\| motive = Destroy Yugoslavian military assets
	\|motive=
	}}		}}
	{{Campaignbox Kosovo War}}		{{Campaignbox Kosovo War}}
	{{main\|Civilian casualties during Operation Allied Force}}		{{main\|Civilian casualties during Operation Allied Force}}
			On 13 May 1999, ] aircraft bombed the village of ], ] during the ]. At least 87 civilians were killed and 60 wounded. NATO officials claimed before and after the bombing that the bombing was on a legitimate military target.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Final Report to the Prosecutor by the Committee Established to Review the NATO Bombing Campaign Against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia {{!}} International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia \|url=https://www.icty.org/en/press/final-report-prosecutor-committee-established-review-nato-bombing-campaign-against-federal \|access-date=2022-10-21 \|website=www.icty.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Krieger\|title=The Kosovo Conflict and International Law: An Analytical Documentation 1974-1999\|year=2001\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|isbn=9780521800716\|pages=352}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\| newspaper= Washington Post\| url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/balkans/stories/korisa052199.htm\| author= Steven Pearlstein\| title= NATO Won't Release Korisa Evidence\| date= 21 May 1999\| accessdate= 8 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="BaltimoreSun">{{cite news\|last=Englund\|title=Refugees call Korisa a setup\|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1999/06/20/refugees-call-korisa-a-setup-serbs-locked-them-up-to-die-survivors-say/\|accessdate=6 April 2024\|newspaper=Baltimore Sun\|date=20 June 1999}}</ref>
	The '''Bombing of Albanian refugees near ]''' occurred on 14 May 1999 during the ], when ] aircraft bombed ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. At least 87 were killed and 60 wounded.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Krieger\|title=The Kosovo Conflict and International Law: An Analytical Documentation 1974-1999\|year=2001\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|isbn=9780521800716\|pages=352}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Englund\|title=Refugees call Korisa a setup\|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1999-06-20/news/9906220504_1_refugees-yugoslavia-korisa\|accessdate=4 July 2012\|newspaper=Baltimore Sun\|date=20 June 1999}}</ref> After the bombing, Serb officials took TV crews to the scene and later Serbian television showed scenes of devastation, bodies burned beyond recognition and charred tractors scattered at the scene of the attack.<ref>{{cite news\|title=NATO says target was military post\|accessdate=4 July 2012\|newspaper=Sunday Free Lance-Star\|date=16 May 1999}}</ref> The Yugoslav government insisted that NATO had targeted civilians,<ref>{{cite news\|title=Once Again, Nato Admits Accidental Bombing Of Civilians\|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-05-16/news/9905160355_1_korisa-serbian-soldiers-and-police-nato-official\|accessdate=4 July 2012\|newspaper=Chicago Tribune\|date=16 May 1999}}</ref> while Kosovo Albanian survivors claimed that they had been set up by Yugoslav authorites so that they would be killed by NATO bombs.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Englund\|title=Refugees call Korisa a setup\|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1999-06-20/news/9906220504_1_refugees-yugoslavia-korisa\|accessdate=4 July 2012\|newspaper=Baltimore Sun\|date=20 June 1999}}</ref> The incident occurred near Koriša, a town near the southern city of ].

			==Aftermath==
			After the bombing, Serbian officials took TV crews to the scene and later Serbian television showed scenes of devastation, bodies burned beyond recognition and charred tractors scattered at the scene of the attack.<ref>{{cite news\|title=NATO says target was military post\|newspaper=Sunday Free Lance-Star\|date=16 May 1999}}</ref> The Yugoslav government insisted that NATO had targeted civilians,<ref>{{cite news\|title=Once Again, Nato Admits Accidental Bombing Of Civilians\|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1999/05/16/once-again-nato-admits-accidental-bombing-of-civilians/\|access-date=4 July 2012\|newspaper=Chicago Tribune\|date=16 May 1999}}</ref> while Kosovo Albanian survivors claimed that they had been set up by Yugoslav authorities as ] so that they would be killed by NATO bombs.<ref name="BaltimoreSun" />

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Koriša bombing

Location	Koriša, Yugoslavia
Date	13 May 1999 11:30 P.M. (UTC+1)
Target	Military Camp/Command Post
Attack type	Air to ground missile attack
Deaths	87–100 civilians
Injured	60
Perpetrators	NATO
Motive	Destroy Yugoslavian military assets

v t e Kosovo War
Prelude Attacks on Likoshane and Çirez Prekaz Wartime events UNSCR 1160 Albanian–Yugoslav border ambush Lapušnik prison camp Belaćevac Mine Summer offensive Ljubenić mass graves Lođa 1st Albanian–Yugoslav border Klečka killings Orahovac Junik Lake Radonjić massacre Glodjane UNSCR 1199 Gornje Obrinje massacre UNSCR 1203 UNSCR 1207 Battle of Jezerc 2nd Albanian–Yugoslav border 3rd Albanian–Yugoslav border Panda Bar massacre Podujevo Ambush near Suva Reka Račak massacre Allied Force F-117A shoot-down Novi Sad blitz Bela Crkva massacre Krusha massacres Suva Reka massacre Izbica massacre Drenica massacres Pastasel massacre 4th Albanian-Yugoslav border Battle of Košare Battle of Paštrik Grdelica Gjakova Hajla Meja ambush RTS headquarters Meja massacre Yugoslav Ministry of Defence Lužane bus bombing Varvarin bridge bombing Vushtrri massacre Niš cluster bombing Chinese embassy Koriša bombing Ćuška massacre Aftermath Pristina airport Prizren Zhegër Staro Gracko massacre Gnjilane killings Ranilug 2000 unrest Podujevo bus bombing Goraždevac murders Aspects War crimes Mass graves: Batajnica mass graves, Rudnica mass grave, Ugljare mass grave, Mališevo mass grave Destruction of heritage (Albanian · Serbian)

Kosovo War

Prelude

Wartime events

Aftermath

Aspects

War crimes
Mass graves: Batajnica mass graves, Rudnica mass grave, Ugljare mass grave, Mališevo mass grave
Destruction of heritage (Albanian · Serbian)

Main article: Civilian casualties during Operation Allied Force

On 13 May 1999, NATO aircraft bombed the village of Koriša, Kosovo during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. At least 87 civilians were killed and 60 wounded. NATO officials claimed before and after the bombing that the bombing was on a legitimate military target.

Aftermath

After the bombing, Serbian officials took TV crews to the scene and later Serbian television showed scenes of devastation, bodies burned beyond recognition and charred tractors scattered at the scene of the attack. The Yugoslav government insisted that NATO had targeted civilians, while Kosovo Albanian survivors claimed that they had been set up by Yugoslav authorities as human shields so that they would be killed by NATO bombs.

References

"Final Report to the Prosecutor by the Committee Established to Review the NATO Bombing Campaign Against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia". www.icty.org. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
Krieger (2001). The Kosovo Conflict and International Law: An Analytical Documentation 1974-1999. Cambridge University Press. p. 352. ISBN 9780521800716.
Steven Pearlstein (21 May 1999). "NATO Won't Release Korisa Evidence". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ Englund (20 June 1999). "Refugees call Korisa a setup". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
"NATO says target was military post". Sunday Free Lance-Star. 16 May 1999.
"Once Again, Nato Admits Accidental Bombing Of Civilians". Chicago Tribune. 16 May 1999. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

External links

Yugoslavia says village death toll tops 100

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