NATO bombing of Yugoslavia

Operation Allied Force

Novi Sad on fire, 1999 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Date	23 March – 10 June 1999 (78 days)
Location	Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, mainly in Serbia and Kosovo
Result	Both sides claim victory Kumanovo Treaty initiated Withdrawal of Yugoslav forces from Kosovo Deployment of KFOR Establishment of UNMIK Heavy destruction of Yugoslavia's economy and infrastructure
Territorial changes	UN Resolution 1244; de facto separation of Kosovo from Yugoslavia under United Nations temporary administration

Belligerents

NATO

FR Yugoslavia

Commanders and leaders

Wesley Clark (SACEUR)
Rupert Smith
Javier Solana

Strength

Over 1,031 aircraft

30 attack ships and submarines

Task Force Hawk

114,000 regulars

20,000 Yugoslav police

100 SAM launchers

14 modern combat aircraft

1,400 artillery pieces

1,270 combat capable tanks

825 combat capable armoured vehicles

Casualties and losses

3 fighter jets, 2 helicopters and 25 UAVs destroyed; 3 fighter jets damaged

2 soldiers killed in non-combat helicopter crash , 3 soldiers captured

956–1,200 killed, 5,173 wounded and 52 missing

disputed numbers of tanks, APCs, and artillery pieces; as well as 121 aircraft destroyed

Economic loss of $29.6 billion

Human Rights Watch verified that around 500 civilians died as a result of air attacks, nearly 60% of whom were in Kosovo. Serbian sources estimated between 1,200 and 5,700 civilian deaths.

3 Chinese journalists killed in United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade

NATO

Wesley Clark (SACEUR)
Rupert Smith
Javier Solana

Over 1,031 aircraft

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