The New York Times – Complete Coverage of NATO Airstrikes in Yugoslavia – March 1999

Operation Allied Force war eine zwischen dem 24. März 1999 bis 10. Juni 1999 stattfindende luftgestützte Militäroperation der NATO gegen die damalige Bundesrepublik Jugoslawien, heute Serbien sowie Montenegro. Die Angriffe begannen als Reaktion auf das Scheitern der Verhandlungen von Rambouillet zur Beendigung des Kosovo-Konflikts. Sie führten zum Rückzug der jugoslawischen Truppen aus dem Kosovo und zur Einrichtung einer Übergangsverwaltung durch die Vereinten Nationen (UNMIK) unter dem Schutz der KFOR.

March 31

• The Overview: Thwarted, NATO Agrees to Bomb Belgrade Sites
• The Future: After Kosovo’s ‚Cleansing‘: Can Two Sides Ever Coexist?
• News Analysis: On 7th Day, Serb Resilience Gives NATO Leaders Pause
• The Refugees: Kosovars Flee to Beat Serb Deadline of Death
• In Macedonia: At Wit’s End, a Neighbor Turns Back the Refugees
• In Belgrade: Even Milosevic Foes Criticize Western Media
• The Diplomacy: Milosevic Demands an End to Raids Before He’ll Talk
• The Bombing: Bad Weather Hampers Bombers‘ Effectiveness, U.S. Says
• The British: Blair’s Anger Fuels Support for Strikes
• The Israelis: Netanyahu’s Absence of Outrage Over Atrocities Ignites a Debate
• In Moscow: Yeltsin Wants to Stay Out of Warfare in Yugoslavia
• The White House: Clinton Says Milosevic Hurts Claim to Kosovo
• The First Lady: Hillary Clinton Says NATO Attack Aims at Stopping Bloodshed
• Political Memo: The Candidate Tied to the Decision
• The Law: Genocide, as Defined by a 1951 U.N. Treaty
• The Tribunal: Crimes Court Not Ready to Punish Kosovo Violence

March 30

• NATO Refocuses Targets to Halt Serbian Attacks on Albanians in Kosovo
• In Belgrade: ‚Targets‘ Finally Find Unity ‚From Heaven–but by the Bombs, Not God‘
• Voices: Reaching for Some Answers, Americans Betray Trust and Mistrust
• Unmanned Aircraft Readied for Balkans
• In Moscow: Yeltsin Sends Prime Minister to Urge Serb to Negotiate
• The Serbian Strategy: Milosevic Goal Is Serbian Enclave, NATO Aides Say
• The Infantry Option: Could a Small Ground Force Carve Out Save Havens?
• In Macedonia: 1,400 Foreign Characters in Search of a Mission
• British Officials: ‚Large Volume of Refugees Fleeing From Their Villages‘
• In Albania: Kosovo Family Is Ejected: ‚Now We Have Nothing‘
• The Pilots: Command, Control, Adrenaline and Relief
• In New York: Anti-Serb Protesters Voice Support for NATO Attacks

March 29

• The Overview: NATO Planes Step Up Attacks on Serb Troops in Campaign’s 5th Day
• In Belgrade: Support for Homeland Up as Sirens Wail and News Is Censored
• In Albania: Long Lines of Refugees Hounded Into Albania
• Serbian Strategy: Serbs Try to Empty Disputed Province, NATO Aides Assert
• The Rescue: Behind Enemy Lines, a Race to Save Fighter Pilot
• The Protests: In Many Cities Crowds Call for Bombings to Be Halted
• The Tribunal: Tactics Were a Barrier to Top Serb’s Indictment
• The Serbian Version: Heroes vs. Intruders (NATO) and Terrorists (Albanians)
• The Separatists: Kosovo Rebels Hold Off a Strong Serb Offensive
• In Moscow: 2 Gunmen Attack U.S. Site and Flee
• The Russians: A Team of Moscow Mediators Arrives in Yugoslavia With a Plan for Peace
• In Macedonia: A Peaceful Mixture of Ethnic Groups, All Looking to the West
• The Commander: A Leader Draws on Lessons From His Father
• Home Base: On the Lost Stealth Jet’s Own Ground, Fighting Words and Empathy
• Public Lives: Balkin Policy, as Seen From a Former Insider-Dissenter
• News Online: For First Time in War, E-Mail Plays a Vital Role

March 28

• U.S. Stealth Fighter Is Downed in Yugoslavia as NATO Orders Attack on Serb Army Units
• Fleeing Kosovars Tell of Death and Pillage
• Milosevic: For Serbs, Apparatchik as Nationalist Hero
• In U.S., Clinton is a Vocal Dove Turned Hesitant Hawk
• People in Belgrade People Seem Shaken by Intensifying NATO Air Raids
• Clinton Says NATO Allies Need to ‚Stay the Course‘
• Do Bombs Fail Even as They Fall?
• Serbs‘ ‚Ethnic Cleansing‘ Called More Aggressive in Kosovo Than in Bosnia
• Around the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, a Nip of Cold War Is in the Air
• In Turkey, a Warm Welcome for Muslim Refugees
• Victims Not Quite Innocent
• The Guesses That Turned Out Wrong

March 27

• The Overview: NATO Launches Daytime Strike as Milosevic Resists Fiercely; Two Serb Jets Are Shot Down
• Military Analysis: Which Side Will Be the First to Crack?
• In Belgrade: Milosevic Might Win From the Loss of Kosovo
• The United Nations: Russia’s Move to End Strikes Loses; Margin Is a Surprise
• The Serbs: Thousands Forced to March by Serb Tanks, Reports Say
• The Monitors: Reports of Reprisals Rely on Refugee Accounts and Scratchy Phone Calls
• The Air War: Nighttime Training and Awacs Capitalize on MIG’s Weak Spots
• The Allies: Nonbelligerents in NATO Give Help for Raids
• The Republicans: In the Presidential Race, Hopefuls Split Over Attacks
• The Law: Legal Scholars Support Case for Using Force
• The Embargo: Yugoslavia Selling to Iraq Under a U.N. Aid Program
• The Briefings: U.S. Media Policy: Justify Air Assault but Skimp on Detail
• The Travel Ban: F.A.A. Creates Airline No-Flight Zone Around the Fighting
• Russia Cancels Lewinsky Visit
• In America: Schools Turn Kosovo Into Civics Lesson
• The Demonstrations: U.S. Employee Hurt in Bosnia

March 26

 

• NATO Strikes Go On as Serbs Step Up Campaign
• News Analysis: Weak Serb Defense Puzzles NATO
• In Macedonia: Embassies Are Stoned as Tensions Begin to Rise
• In Serbia: Birthday in a Shelter, With ‚Fireworks‘
• In Kosovo: Ethnic Albanians Now Fear Wrath of Serbs
• Voices: For Jane and Joe Public, Wariness and Ignorance
• In Washington: Step by Step: How the U.S. Decided to Attack, and Why So Fast
• Reactions Mix Worry About ‚Leap Backward‘ and Support for Lesser of Evils
• In Germany: Half a Century After Hitler, German Jets Join the Attack
• News Analysis: In Russia, No Gloves but Also No Fists
• The Journalists: Loud Knocks in the Night, and Orders to Get Out
• The Commander: NATO General Is Intimately Familiar With His Adversary
• In Italy: In 90 Minutes, 60 Planes Are Launched
• In China: China Mounts All-Out Verbal Assault on Air Raids
• The Scholars: Historians Note Flaws in President’s Speech
• Russia Takes Protest to U.N. Security Council

March 25

 

• NATO Opens Broad Barrage Against Serbs as Clinton Denounces ‚Brutal Repression‘
• The Attack: Early Attacks Focus on Web of Air Defense
• News Analysis: With Decision to Attack, a New Set of U.S. Goals
• On the Ground: As Bombs Drop and Lights Go Out, Tensions Rise
• In Moscow: Russian Anger Over Attack Tempered by Need for Cash
• The White House: In Address to the Nation, Clinton Explains Need to Take Action
• In Belgrade: Televised Defiance Lost Amid Sirens, Blasts and Fireballs
• The Serbs: Honor Compels Opposition to Rally Around Belgrade
• The Alliance: NATO Assures 5 Neighbors That Fear Serbian Attack
• The U.N.: The Secretary General Offers Implicit Endorsement of Raids
• The Journalists: Serbs Crack Down on Foreigners Covering Air Attacks
• Television: War Minus Pictures Puts Crimp in Reports
• Serbian-Americans: U.S. Kith and Kin Feel the Attack Themselves
• Albanian-Americans: In New York, Albanians Rejoice
• Bombing Unlikely to Hurt Yugoslavia’s Already Devastated Economy

March 24

• NATO Authorizes Air Attacks; Primakov Angry, Drops U.S. Visit
• News Analysis: NATO’s Plan: A Barrage, Not a Pinprick
• Primakov, on Way to the U.S., Turns Back Home in Midair
• U.S. Negotiators Depart, Frustrated by Milosevic’s Hard Line
• Milosevic-Holbrooke: Never a Smooth Mix
• A Wary Senate Gives Support for Air Strikes
• Albanians and Serbs, All Sinking Into Fear
• The Kosovars: Serbs Are Said to Shell Wide Swath of Kosovo
• The Ambush: 3 G.I.’s Missing in Macedonia After Reporting an Attack
• NATO Had Signs Its Strategy Would Fail Kosovars
• Historical Perspective: A Croatian Town Pockmarked by a Milosevic War
• The Russians: Moscow to Send Ship to Monitor the Conflict, Irking the U.S.
• News Analysis: It’s the 21st Century Arriving Early
• The Protectors: Western Countries Organize Security Plans for Refugees
• The Rubble: At Ruined Factory, Anger and Accusations
• The Refugees: Ethnic Albanians Forced Into Train to Macedonia
• The Tribunal: Militia Leader Arkan Is Indicted in War Crimes; Yugoslavs Are Warned
• From Foe to NATO Chief: Javier Solana Madariaga
• The Lost Jet: Stealth Gives Plane Mask, but Not Cloak, Experts Say
• Serbs‘ Revenge: NATO Web Site Zapped
• Death Report Reversed
• White House Memo: How to Lay Doubt Aside and Put the Best Face on a Bad Week in the Balkans
• The Iraqi Connection: Serbs Seek Iraqi Help for Defense, Britain Says
• The Vatican: Pope John Paul’s Top Diplomat Will Visit Officials in Belgrade
• Arms Agency Merging into State Department
• The Demonstrations: Pro-Serb Rally Voices Protest on U.S. Policy

Issue in Depth – The Conflict in Kosovo

• Issue in Depth: Kosovo in Transition
• Interactive Special – The Conflict in Kosovo
• Text of NATO Chief’s Statement on Air Strikes Against Yugoslavia
• Text of Richard Holbrooke Interview on CNN
• Complete Coverage of NATO Airstrikes