Koriša bombing

Koriša bombing
LocationKoriša, Yugoslavia
Date13 May 1999
11:30 P.M. (UTC+1)
TargetMilitary Camp/Command Post
Attack type
Air to ground missile attack
Deaths87–100 civilians
Injured60
Perpetrators NATO
MotiveDestroy Yugoslavian military assets
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.[1][2][3][4]

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.[5] The Yugoslav government insisted that NATO had targeted civilians,[6] 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.[4]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Krieger (2001). The Kosovo Conflict and International Law: An Analytical Documentation 1974-1999. Cambridge University Press. p. 352. ISBN 9780521800716.
  3. ^ Steven Pearlstein (21 May 1999). "NATO Won't Release Korisa Evidence". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b Englund (20 June 1999). "Refugees call Korisa a setup". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  5. ^ "NATO says target was military post". Sunday Free Lance-Star. 16 May 1999.
  6. ^ "Once Again, Nato Admits Accidental Bombing Of Civilians". Chicago Tribune. 16 May 1999. Retrieved 4 July 2012.