BBC News Online: Special Report

Background: Roots of conflict

Military picture II Regional impact
Roots of conflict II Key figures

The limits of airpower
Defence correspondent Jonathan Marcus argues that events have not proved a victory for air power alone.

• BBC News Online's guide to the weapons used during the conflict
• Slow road ahead for peace
• How Nato justified their military action
• Kosovo conflict on the Web
• Nato's changing role: Bridget Kendall

Regional implications

Balkan faultlines
Avoiding a wider Balkan war was one of the reasons which Nato gave for its action against Yugoslavia: Our interactive regional map explains the implications for the region, if the peace does not hold.

• Gabriel Partos: Can Milosevic survive?
• Will the refugees go home?

Roots of conflict

History, bloody history
For generations, Kosovo has been a territory disputed between Serbs and Albanians - indeed the history itself remains a source of contention.

• Timeline: Countdown to conflict
• Interactive: Yugoslavia history file
• Allan Little on the build-up to crisis

Profiles

The key figures
How have the personalities and histories of the key players in the Kosovo crisis affected its course? Find out with BBC News Online's interactive guide.

• Milosevic: President under siege

Justin Rowlatt on how Milosevic exploited history
• Madeleine Albright: Haunted by history

Relevant Stories

Slobodan Milosevic: President under siege? (09 Mar 98 | Kosovo)

Internet Links

US Air Force: Crisis in Kosovo
Kosova Press
Institute for war and peace reporting
Serbian Information Ministry
Kosovo Information Centre
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Nato
Radio B92

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In this section

Winter halts search for Kosovo victims
Prominent Serb shot in Kosovo
K-For 'lacks will' to protect Serbs
Nato chief: No single ethnic Kosovo
US general condemns French 'red card'
Losing Kosovo but keeping power: Sloba and Mira
Nato embassy attack 'not deliberate'
Serbian opposition settle differences
Balkans environment 'seriously damaged' (From Sci/Tech)
UN chief makes first Kosovo visit
Kosovo mass grave uncovered
Aid linked to Milosevic removal
New K-For leader looks to rebuild
Freed Britons arrive home
Violence flares in Kosovo
Draskovic attends crash victim's funeral
Kosovo mass grave unearthed
Kosovo Gypsies stranded on border
Yugoslavia slams KLA deal
Nato assesses Kosovo lessons
Montenegro sues for 'coup'
Babies die in Kosovo aftermath (From Health)
Pope calls for Balkan harmony
Kosovo Corps - an army for Kosovo?