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Revision as of 05:15, 23 April 2013 editBobrayner (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers53,706 edits Sources generally say serb, not Yugoslav. Isn't that an important distinction?← Previous edit Revision as of 12:22, 23 April 2013 edit undoZetatrans (talk | contribs)263 edits Undid revision 551748346 by Bobrayner (talk). Vandalism, this information, country once called Savezna Republika Jugoslavija.Next edit →
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|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>
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The '''Bombing of Albanian refugees near ]''' occurred on 14 May 1999 during the ], when ] planes bombed ethnic Albanians who had been used by Yugoslav forces as human shields. 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 troops 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> The incident occurred near Koriša, a town near the southern city of ]. 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 ].


== References == == References ==

Revision as of 12:22, 23 April 2013

Koriša bombing
LocationKoriša, FR Yugoslavia
Date14 May 1999
TargetUnknown
Attack typeMissile attack
Deaths87 - 100
Injured60
PerpetratorsNATO
Kosovo War
Prelude

Wartime events

Aftermath

Aspects

Main article: Civilian casualties during Operation Allied Force

The Bombing of Albanian refugees near Koriša occurred on 14 May 1999 during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, when NATO aircraft bombed ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. At least 87 were killed and 60 wounded. 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. The Yugoslav government insisted that NATO had targeted civilians, while Kosovo Albanian survivors claimed that they had been set up by Yugoslav authorites so that they would be killed by NATO bombs. The incident occurred near Koriša, a town near the southern city of Prizren.

References

  1. Steven Pearlstein (21 May 1999). "NATO Won't Release Korisa Evidence". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  2. "Nato regrets civilian deaths". BBC. 15 May 1999. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. Krieger (2001). The Kosovo Conflict and International Law: An Analytical Documentation 1974-1999. Cambridge University Press. p. 352. ISBN 9780521800716.
  4. Englund (20 June 1999). "Refugees call Korisa a setup". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  5. "NATO says target was military post". Sunday Free Lance-Star. 16 May 1999. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  6. "Once Again, Nato Admits Accidental Bombing Of Civilians". Chicago Tribune. 16 May 1999. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  7. Englund (20 June 1999). "Refugees call Korisa a setup". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

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