Yugoslavia

1 conflicts · 1998–1999

$10B

Total US Spending

1

Conflicts

2

US Deaths

—

Troops Stationed

500

Civilian Deaths

0

Authorized

1

Unauthorized

US Conflicts Involving This Country

⚔️ Conflicts

Kosovo War (NATO Bombing)

❌Objective Met

1998–1999 · $10B · 2 US deaths

500 civilian deaths

NATO conducted a 78-day bombing campaign against Yugoslavia to stop ethnic cleansing of Albanians in Kosovo. No UN authorization. Zero US combat deaths but significant civilian casualties from bombing.

🗣️ What They Said

“We are not waging war against Yugoslavia. We are trying to stop a war that is already ongoing.”

— Javier Solana, NATO Secretary General, on why bombing a country wasn't technically 'war' (1999) (Kosovo)