Albanian-Yugoslav border conflict (1998-1999)

Albanian-Yugoslav border conflict (1998–1999)
Part of the Kosovo War and Yugoslav Wars
Albanian Type 59 tanks patrolling the Yugoslav border after the incident in April.
Date 1998–1999 Location Albania and AP Kosovo,FR Yugoslavia Result Initial Yugoslav victory Many KLA attempts of weapon smuggling from Albania are stopped by Yugoslav forces. Eventual Albanian and KLA victory Yugoslav forces reatreat from Albania. Kumanovo agreement
Belligerents
Kosovo Liberation Army 1999: Albania Support: Mujahedeen NATO	Yugoslavia
Commanders and leaders
Agim Ramadani † Sali Çekaj † Mujë Krasniqi † Agim Çeku Rrustem Berisha 1999: Kudusi Lama Alija Rabić † Wesley Clark	Božidar Delić Nebojša Pavković Vladimir Lazarević Dragan Živanović
Units involved
138th Brigade 121st Brigade 123rd Brigade 1999: Kukës division	Priština Corps Units 549th Motorized Brigade 53rd Border Batallion 72nd Brigade for Special Operations 2nd Battalion of the 125th Motorized Brigade 63rd Parachute Brigade Russian volunteers Ukrainian volunteers
Strength
Thousands Entire Kukës Division Tanks and artillery 22-24 fighters Units of B-52,A-10 and Lockheed AC-130 aircraft.	Thousands Tanks and armored vehicles
Casualties and losses
202–205 killed (7 killed from NATO friendly fire) 1 wounded 18 killed None	206–209+ killed 1 killed Per NATO: 32 artillery pieces, 9 armored personnel carriers, 6 armored vehicles, 4 other military vehicles, 8 mortar positions and one SA6 surface to air missile.
848,000–863,000 Kosovar Albanians expelled

The Albanian-Yugoslav border conflict (1998–1999) was a key-part of the Kosovo War. The conflict lasted between 1998–1999, beginning with clashes and ambushed, but eventually turning into a large-scale conflict with the start of NATO's Operation Arrow.