Kosovo

Kosovo

Kosovo

Capital: Pristina

Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA or UCK)

Ushtria Clirimtare e Kosoves

Eventually members of the UCK were integrated into the Kosovo Protection Corps

Had a number of international volunteers fighting along side them.

Received support and training from German intelligence, the CIA and British. The objective was to cause as much chaos in Kosovo as possible so NATO could intervene.

NATO aircraft bomb Serbian military forces in Kosovo forcing them to withdraw.

KFOR- NATO force in Kosovo.

Kosovo Security Force (KSF or FSK)

2,500 active duty personnel

800 reserve personnel

Otokar Cobra armored vehicles

Land Rovers

M-80 Zolja anti-tank rocket launchers

RPG-7 anti-tank rocket launchers

M-72 LAW anti-tank rocket launchers

M-79 Osa anti-tank rocket launchers

Metallic RBG-6 multiple grenade launchers. 40mm

M203 40mm under barrel grenade launchers

HK AG36 40mm under barrel grenade launchers

DshK 12.7x108mm machine guns

Browning M2 .50 cal (12.7x99mm) machine gun

PK machine guns 7.62x54R

Zastava M84 machine guns 7.62x54R

RPD machine guns 7.62x39mm

RPK machine guns

Zastava M72 machine guns

PSL sniper rifles

Dragunov SVD sniper rifles
HK G36 assault rifles
M-16 assault rifles
M4 SOPMOD carbines

AK-47 assault rifles

AKS-47 assault rifles

AKM assault rifles

AKMS assault rifles

Zastava M70 (Yugoslavian copy of the AK-47)

Type 56 assault rifles (Chinese made copy of the AK-47)

Ash-78 (Tip-2) assault rifles. Albanian AK-47 variant.

ASH-82 assault rifles. Albanian AK-47 variant.

AK SOPMOD assault rifles (Kosovo modified AK-47)

HK MP5 sub-machine guns

ERO sub-machine guns (Croatian copy of the Uzi)

M84 Skorpion .32 ACP (7.65x17mm) sub-machine guns

Glock 17 pistols

Kosovo Police
Approximately 9,000 personnel

Renault Sherpa light scout armored vehicles

Border Police

Police Special Forces

Njesia Speciale Operative (NJSO)/Regional Operational Support Unit (ROSU)

Njesia Speciale Intervenuese (NJSI)/ Special Intervention Unit (SIU)
Formerly called First Intervention Team (FIT)?

Kosovo Security Force pictures