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The New York Times - Complete Coverage of NATO Airstrikes in Yugoslavia - May 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.

May 31

• The First Lady of Serbia Often Has the Last Word
• They Were Human Shields When 80 Died, Kosovars Say
• NATO: Allied Air Strikes Kill 9 on Busy Bridge in Serbia
• The Scene: Day for Church and Sales Shattered by a Day of War

May 30

• War's Conduct Creates Tension Among Chiefs
• The Men: Missing Refugees Turn Up With Accounts of Abuse
• Macedonian Village Typifies Peaceful Coexistence and Dormant Hatred
• NATO Allies Skeptical of Chernomyrdin's Latest Efforts to Sway Belgrade
• A Trial: Belgrade Sentences 3 From CARE as Spies
• Ground Wars Make Strange Bedfellows
• Hey, Allies, Follow Me. I've Got All the New Toys.

May 29

• Horror by Design: The Ravaging of Kosovo
• Belgrade Talks Go On, Clouded By Indictments
• How Yugoslav Military Planned and Mounted Kosovo's Ravaging
• Strategy: Cohen and Other Ministers Size Up Possible Invasion Force
• The Displaced: A Family, Part of the Lucky Few, Makes It Out
• The Envoy: Trying to Find Way Out, but the Key Is Missing
• Voices: To Some Midwesterners, Milosevic Indictment Gives War New Meaning

May 28

• Warrants Served for Serb Leader and 4 Assistants
• News Analysis: Officials Say Diplomacy Is Victim
• Prosecutor's Statement: 'Sufficient Evidence'
• Wanted: The Five Serbs Charged With War Crimes
• Belgrade: Serbs Dismiss Indictment as Just Another Enemy Tactic
• Border War: Yugoslav Army Again Shells Villages in Northeast Albania
• Pentagon: Kosovo Rebels, Once Weak, Start Taking a Toll on Serbs
• Russia: Moscow, Seeing Obstacle, Sends Envoy to Belgrade
• The Outlook: Despite Indictment, Politicians and Diplomats Control Milosevic's Future
• Europeans Draft a Balkan Stability Plan

May 27

• Diplomacy: A Role for Serb in Peace Talks Isn't Ruled Out
• Pentagon: Air Force Is Told to Halt Fliers' Retirement
• Belgrade: Word of Indictment Stuns the Serbs and Blights Hopes
• Border War: 2 Die as Shelling Spills Over Into Albania From Kosovo
• Russia: Diplomats Trying to Find Solution Will Try Again

May 26

• NATO: NATO Moves Ahead on a Kosovo Force of 50,000 Troops
• Diplomacy: German Pegs Quick Peace to the Role of Russians
• Pentagon: NATO Says Bombs Hit Villa Used by Milosevic and Staff
• Macedonia: A Refugee River, Dammed at the Border
• Neighbor: Kosovo Crisis Strains Already Struggling Albania
• Lawsuit: Civil Action Accuses Yugoslavs of War Crimes
• Propaganda: NATO TV Is Sent to Serbs, Who Are Harsh Critics
• From Kosovo to 'Potato City,' Idaho, the Hard Way

May 25

• Belgrade: Reduced to a 'Caveman' Life, Serbs Don't Blame Milosevic
• Fuel: Oil Flowing to Yugoslavia Despite NATO's Exertions
• Serbia: Protests Resumed by Families of Yugoslav Reservists Ordered Back to Duty
• Refugees: Macedonia, Feeling Besieged, Tries to Move Kosovars Out
• Pentagon: NATO Calls Transformers a Key Target in War Plan
• White Plains: Some Americans Are Saying, 'Just Shoot the Man'

May 24

• The Buildup: Serbs Reinforcing Troops in Kosovo Close to Albania
• Belgrade's People Still Defiant, but Deeply Weary
• Macedonia: Refugee Flow Speeds Up as New Reports of Evictions Surface
• Refugees: Americans Are Building a Camp but Few Kosovars Are Drawn to It
• A Doctor: American Volunteer Finds Frustrations and Joy at Refugee Clinic

May 23

• Time Is Running Out for NATO to Plan a Kosovo Invasion
• The Refugees: A City's Exiles Recall How Good They Had It
• The Bombing: NATO Mistakenly Hits Rebel Base in Kosovo, Killing 7
• The Advocate: In Climate of Fear, a Belgrade Serb Documents the Horror of Kosovo
• Military Strategy: Clinton Decision in Keeping With Some Expert Views
• Macedonia: Swelling Tide, Refugees Tell Of Expulsions
• Kosovo Isn't Just an Air War; It's a Blair War

May 22

• Clinton Is Pushing for Peacekeepers at Kosovo Border
• Washington Memo: Clinton Tries to Win the War and Keep the U.S. Voters Content
• The Military: NATO Jets Hit Prison, Killing 19, Serbs Report
• Belgrade: Yugoslavs Demand a Role in U.N. Kosovo Settlement
• The Rebels: Kosovo Insurgents Report Killing Russian Officer in Battle With Serbs

May 21

• NATO's Commander Reported to Urge Buildup of Troops
• News Analysis: 3 Options for Washington, All With Major Risks
• Air Raids: Staff at the Hospital Asks Why 4 Had to Die
• Belgrade: Yugoslav Politicians Carefully Maneuver for Day Milosevic Is Gone
• Serbia: Wives Protest and General Sends Troops Back Home
• Peace Talks: Meetings in Moscow May Be Showing Progress
• First 3 Kosovar Families Leave Fort Dix to Start New Lives
• Visitor: British Official Warns U.S. Not to `Lose Nerve'

May 20

• Germany's Leader Pledges to Block Combat on Ground
• NATO's Battle Within: Is Leadership Missing?
• Schroder's Blunt `No' to Ground Troops in Kosovo Reflects Depth of German Sensitivities
• The White House: U.S. Discounts Discord for Sake of Talks
• Serbia: Women Protest Draftees' Kosovo Duty
• Macedonia: Bomb Blast Badly Wounds 2 in a Neighboring Balkan Land
• Kosovo: Hundreds of Yugoslav Troops Said to Desert

May 19

• The Overview: NATO Says Serbs, Fearing Land War, Dig in on Border
• The White House: Clinton Resists Renewed Calls for Ground Troops in Kosovo
• Refugees: Serbs Open the Border and Expel Kosovars to Macedonia
• Atrocities: Allies Check Satellite Pictures for Evidence of War Crimes
• United Nations: Annan Takes Critical Stance on U.S. Actions in Kosovo

May 18

• NATO: British Pressing Partners to Deploy Ground Troops
• Britain: Blair Under Domestic Pressure on Ground Forces
• Refugees: U.S. to Pay Albanians for Housing of Kosovars
• U.N. Team Arrives to Study Kosovars' Plight
• I.N.S. Releases Jailed Refugees and Will Let Them Stay in U.S.

May 17

• Milosevic Is Said to Be Ready for Deal but Not Humiliation
• Montenegro: In Subtle Ways, Yugoslav Republic Guards Against Serb-Led Coup
• China: Public Anger Against U.S. Still Simmers in Beijing
• News Analysis: China's Liberals Look for Silver Lining
• Prisoners: U.S. Orders 2 Yugoslavs to Be Freed as P.O.W.'s
• Refugees Tell of 100 Civilians Massacred by Serbian Forces in Rebel Strongholds

May 16

• NATO, Describing Village as Army Post, Admits Strike
• Military Strategy: Attack Copters Idle as Pentagon Blocks Their Use in Kosovo
• Diplomacy: White House Is Bracing for a Chinese Backlash
• China: Embassy Blast Churns Political Tea Leaves
• Germany: A Generation of German Pacifists at Odds Over Kosovo Air War
• 2d Group of Refugees Joins U.S. Relatives
• Kosovo War Doesn't Do Much for U.S. Recruitment
• Smart Bombs, Dumb Map

May 15

• Albanians Killed as Kosovo Village Is Blasted Apart
• The Pentagon: Allies Say Assigning Blame Should Wait for an Inquiry
• The White House: Chinese Finally Allow Clinton Time for Telephone Apology
• Diplomacy: Someone to Thaw Serb's Cold Shoulder
• United Nations: Council Voices Distress Over Embassy Attack
• Macedonia: First Lady Pays Visit to a Camp
• The Refugees: The Price to Rescue Kosovars Is High
• Communications: Yugoslavians Fear Web Will Be Cut Off

May 14

• In a Breach, German Party Backs `Limited Halt' in Kosovo Air War
• Washington: Clinton Blames Milosevic, Not Fate, for Bloodshed
• Clinton's Remarks in Defense of Military Intervention in Balkans
• Beijing: China Honors 3 Killed in Belgrade, but the Street Protests End
• China's Mood: Real Public Rage Stoked By Propaganda Machine
• The Bombings: Belgrade Blacked Out as NATO Planes Continue Assault
• Belgrade: Milosevic Refuses to See Top U.N. Rights Official

May 13

• The Overview: Allied Air Chief Stresses Hitting Belgrade Sites
• Beijing: China Pauses as Remains of Victims Return Home
• China's Mood: Rage at U.S. Is Sign of Deeper Issues
• The Military: Allies Detail Busiest Bombing Yet, but See Clash Continuing
• Reporter's Notebook: Bombed Villagers Ask, 'Why Are We Guilty?'
• Upheaval in the Kremlin May Add Another Obstacle to Finding Peace Through Negotiation

May 12

• The Overview: Big Raids Resume as NATO Reasserts Demands on Serbs
• Beijing: China Students Are Caught Up by Nationalism
• Diplomacy: High Chinese Officials Talk to Russian Envoy on Kosovo
• The Pentagon: Mapping Unit Failures Laid to Reorganization
• The Europeans: Dependent on U.S. Now, Europe Vows Defense Push
• Victims: In One Kosovo Woman, an Emblem of Suffering
• Repercussions: Bulgarians Bet Future on a Link to NATO
• World Court: Yugoslavia Seeks a Legal Order to Halt the NATO Bombing
• Unrelated Spending Divides Conferees on Emergency Bills
• China Protest Knocks Out White House Web Site
• U.N. Aide to Meet Milosevic, Angering Some

May 11

• Diplomacy: Embassy Bombing May Badly Impede Kosovo Diplomacy
• The Allies: NATO to Hit Serbs From 2 More Sides
• China: China's Government Widens Role in Anti-U.S. Protests at Embassy
• The Ambassador: Envoy Says Stoning Will End, Ties Won't
• Belgrade: The Chinese Mourn Dead and Raise Questions
• Trade: Aides Fear Clinton's China Deal Has Become Collateral Damage
• Reconnaissance: Pentagon Admits Its Maps of Belgrade Are Out of Date
• The Atrocities: A State Department Report Documents Kosovo Abuses
• The Aid: U.S. Plans Airdrops to Refugees Inside Kosovo
• The Serbs: Belgrade Says Pullout in Kosovo Has Begun
• The Moderate: Albanian Makes His Support for NATO Clear
• NATO Spending Bill Includes Executive Jets for 9 Generals

May 10

• Anti-U.S. Protests Mount in China as Officials Study Bombing Error
• Human Error: Aim, Not Arms, at the Root of Mistaken Strike on Embassy
• Previous U.S. Intelligence Shortcomings
• In Brooklyn, a Warm Refuge for Kosovo Kin
• News Analysis: China's Leaders Stoke Anger at U.S. at Their Peril
• Diplomacy: Bombing Adds New Strains to Already Tense Ties Between U.S. And China
• The Overview: Belgrade Is Spared Bombing for a Night
• Britain: Blair Rallies Public Support After China Embassy Strike
• The Serbs: Torn by War, a Town Works to Recover
• Belgrade: Embassy Attack Is Followed by Defiance Toward NATO
• Situation Grave for Uprooted Civilians, Kosovo Rebel Leader Claims
• Moscow Journal: Russian World War II Veterans Now Angry at an Old Ally

May 9

• The Overview: NATO Says It Thought Embassy Was Weapons Depot
• China: Protesters Rage at America
• Diplomacy: U.S. Tries to Limit Policy Damage From Bombing of China Embassy
• United Nations: Security Council Expresses 'Shock and Dismay' at Bombing
• Belgrade: Chinese Evacuate a Bombed Embassy in Serbia
• Russia: An Outrage, Yeltsin Declares, and Warns of 'Consequences'
• Kosovo: An Albanian Family in Kosovo, War Scarred, Struggles On Among the Serbs
• A Killing: Family Says Albanian Leader Was Arrested Just Before His Death
• Montenegro: Air War Hurts Stability of a Yugoslav Republic
• On Pioneering Trip, Pope Joins Patriarch in Balkans Plea
• At Fort Dix, a New Ellis Island Embraces Kosovo's Refugees
• Help for African Refugee Crisis May Suffer in Kosovo's Shadow, Aid Groups Say
• What It Would Take to Cleanse Serbia
• Using the Press for Protection in Montenegro

May 8

• NATO Raid Hits China Embassy; Beijing Cites 'Barbarian Act'
• The Peacekeepers: Clinton Says Bosnia Offers Model for Force Envisioned for Kosovo
• Belgrade: Smoky Chaos at Embassy
• The Blockade: Among Allies, Doubts and Disagreement on Oil Embargo
• Embassy Bombing May Complicate U.N. Support for Peacekeepers
• U.N. Security Council Meets as China Voices Anger
• Beijing: Attack May Widen China Opposition to NATO
• A Kosovo Leader Is Found Dead
• Russia: Moscow Views Its Diplomacy as a Success
• Macedonia: Worried Aid Officials Keep Watch Over a Silent Border
• The Minister: Milosevic Aide on Kosovo Urges Albanians to Return
• The Prisoners: Macedonia Border Posts Were Shut After Soldiers Were Taken
• The Weapons: Top General Requests Arms at Border With Croatia
• Second Flight of Refuges From Kosovo Reaches U.S.

May 7

• Russia and West in Accord on Need for Kosovo Force
• News Analysis: Who Will Command, and Who Will Relent
• Kosovo: For Soldier and Civilian Both, Tension Rules
• Milosevic Quoted as Saying 'Fair Agreement' on Kosovo Could Be Reached in Talks
• Refugees: Macedonian Troops Said to Push 1,000 Refugees Back
• The Rebels: Guerrilla Pledge Not to Disarm Contradicts Goal of the Allies
• Moscow: Russians Satisfied at Return to the Diplomatic Spotlight
• The President: In Germany, Clinton Listens to Tales of Misery
• The House: Lawmakers, Backing Bill for Kosovo, Add Billions
• The Prisoners: American Soldiers Were Beaten When Captured, Pentagon Says
• The Allies: NATO Says Bombing Has Serb Forces Pinned Down and Losing Equipment
• The Mission: Yugoslavia Agrees to Visit by U.N. Team
• Utica Welcomes Refugees as the Hope for a Prosperous Future
• Exodus From Kosovo Produces First United States Citizen

May 6

• The Atrocities: Kosovo Town's Tale of Betrayal and Massacre
• The Diplomacy: Allies and Russia Planning Statement on Kosovo Force
• The Moderate: Kosovar Voice for Pacifism Lands in Italy After Isolation
• The Equipment: Tree or Power Line May Have Brought Copter and Crew Down
• Hints Seen That Milosevic Is Readying His People for a Deal to Resolve Conflict
• The President: Clinton Flies to Europe to Bolster Troop Morale
• The Allies: NATO Sees Need for 50,000 Peacekeepers
• Pristina: Doctor Sees Warfare Etched in Flesh
• U.N. Condemns Ouster of Refugees and Calls for Peacekeepers
• Carrying Little but Hope, Albanian Refugees Begin Arriving

May 5

• Pristina: Kosovo's Ravaged Capital Staggers Back to Half Life
• NATO: Confident in Their Bombs, Allies Still Plan for Winter
• The Blockade: NATO Leaders Reject Plan to Fire on Ships That Defy Oil Embargo
• Montenegro: Adrift Inside Yugoslavia, Trapped by Hunger and Red Tape
• The Negotiators: Gore and Chernomyrdin Seek Balkans Solution
• Diplomacy: U.S. Sees Gap Closing With Russia on Securing Kosovo After Bombing
• Prisoners: U.S. Weighs Repatriating 2 P.O.W.'s to Yugoslavia
• United Nations: Annan Plans Relief Mission for Yugoslavia
• Nuclear Security: Monitoring of Serbia's Enriched Uranium to Resume

May 4

• The Overview: NATO Air Attacks on Power Plants Cross a Threshold
• Diplomacy: Russian Delivers Kosovo Plan to Clinton
• In Kosovo: Fleeing Kosovars Dread Dangers of NATO Above and Serb Below
• The Doctors: Treating the Thousands With Sympathy and Aspirin
• New Tactics: NATO Planes Flying Lower, Increasing Risk of Being Hit
• The Serbs: Among a Serbian City's Trials, No Water, Power, Phone
• In Macedonia: Blair Makes Quick Visit to a Refugee Camp
• The Debate: Try Harder to Win War, McCain Bill Would Urge
• The P.O.W.'s: Officer Hints That 3 G.I.'s Were Beaten

May 3

• Diplomacy: Clinton to Meet With Russian Envoy on Balkans
• The Atrocities: Survivor Tells of Massacre at Kosovo Village
• The G.I.'s: 3 G.I. Prisoners Reach Freedom in Good Health
• The General: His Family's Refugee Past Is Said to Inspire NATO's Commander
• News Analysis: Diplomatic Initiative Helps Strengthen Both Yeltsin and Russia
• The Police: Limiting Travel, Serb Units Are Unfazed by Air War
• Belgrade: NATO Attack Darkens City and Areas of Serbia
• The Casualties: NATO Admits Missile Hit Bus but Says Bridge Was a Legitimate Target

May 2

• Prisoners: Serbs Releasing Captured U.S. Soldiers
• The Overview: NATO Sees Moscow Easing It's Objection to Peacekeepers
• The Alliance: NATO Says G.I. Releases Won't Alter the Air War
• Refugees: An Indebted Israel Shelters a Kosovo Family
• Belgrade: Ordinary Man Is Caught in NATO Missile's Path
• Casualties: Serbs Say Allied Missile Killed 34 on a Bus
• The Military: War Stretches Pentagon's Resources
• Hungary, on NATO Conflict's Front Line, Feels a Sense of Anxiety
• News Analysis: Milosevic Advances by Yielding on Soldiers
• War Protesters Keep Their Powder Dry
• In a Harrowing Flight From Kosovo, an Albanian Loses His Patrimony
• It Costs a Lot More to Kill Fewer People

May 1

• G.I. Prisoners: 3 Captive Soldiers Tell of Isolation in Yugoslav Cells
• The Serbian Leader: Milosevic Defiant, but Offers a Pact
• Belgrade: Bombs Pound Heart and Homes of Serbia's Capital
• Gunships: The Apaches Will Face High Risk Over Kosovo
• Diplomacy: After Seeing Milosevic, Russian Hints at Progress
• The Overview: NATO Says New Bombing Is the Strongest Effort Yet
• Crimes: Albanian Tells How Serbs Chose Her, 'the Most Beautiful One,' for Rape
• In New York: Long-Distance Ties That Bind

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