The Tense Build-Up to the Kosovo War

Albanian Tinderbox (Aug 1997)
A historic report filmed the year before the conflict in Kosovo, highlighting the grievances of the people living there against the Serbs.
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Virtually autonomous before it was annexed by the Serbs in 1990, Kosovo faces an escalation of violence. Until now Kosovo's 90% ethnic Albanians have opted for passive resistance as they try to live outside Serbian rule. Parallel to the Serbian state, they run schools and even a free medical service. "How long we are going to last I can't tell you", says Medical Centre Director Dr Demolli. His staff haven't been paid for three years. For Kosovo's mostly Muslim Albanians, even a marriage invites nationalistic fervour. Groom Adrian Pavataj and his new bride share their wedding with a painting of his father, killed in Serbian police custody. He ran schools for Albanians in their own language. Dulah Sallahu and brother Emin were dragged from their beds by Serbian police this year. Serbian Moma Trijkovic predicts Albanian defiance will lead towards war. In a 14th century Serbian monastery images of Turkish brutality towards Christians adorn the walls. Many Serbs believe they are still the last bastion against Islam.
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  • @Ac220404
    @Ac22040413 жыл бұрын

    Its THEIR culture, Serbs have no right to interfere with that culture as Albanians do to Serbs, regardless of how long they've been there. BTW in the final agreement before the airstrikes the KLA agreed to stop the violence and remain a Serbian province in exchange for autonomy, it was Milosovic who had already forced 250,000 from their homes and had isloated killings who refused to grant the basic rights and continued to order Albanians to obey oppressive laws.Thats why the US supported Albania

  • @Ac220404
    @Ac22040413 жыл бұрын

    Wow, the amount of people here who think banning people, from being doctors, running schools in their own language, voting in local elections, and being treated like total shit, just because of their religion, is shocking. Serbs nor albanians should be treated as second class citizens in their own country, if you plan on keeping it as your own country.

  • @ValaDrinit
    @ValaDrinit10 жыл бұрын

    a lot of Turkish Sultans were Serbian and Greek nephews. more than a dozen of em had Greek or Serbian mothers. All the balkan nations combined didnt fight against the Turks as much as Albanians did, its a historical fact. Another historical fact is that the Ottoman Empire allowed Serbs and Greeks schools in their language, even financed them, and many other rights and privileges. Albanians never had such privileges, Turks never ever allowed not 1 single school to open in Albanian.

  • @ValaDrinit
    @ValaDrinit10 жыл бұрын

    Serbs like to dream and say that hundreds of thousands of Serbs left Kosova, but the fact is that only a few thousand Serbs left Kosova since there werent many Serbs there in the first place. Its just another myth, like the myth of Mirosh from Drenice who killed the Sultan in 1389. dude was from Drenice rofl, never ever throughout history have Serbs lived in Drenice. actually Drenice was a hotbed of Albanian resistance against every foreign invader, since the Roman times.

  • @sashoksashok8108

    @sashoksashok8108

    4 жыл бұрын

    Even in 1998 Albanian final resistance in Kosovo which led to the separation of province and final independent came from Drenica valley

  • @kingbardhuli
    @kingbardhuli15 жыл бұрын

    Those are the traditions that have kept us alive

  • @selimsmith
    @selimsmith14 жыл бұрын

    ? This comment really has no validity whatsoever. Serbs are not fighting against an Islamic Albanian regime; the Serbian Militia were terrorizing the innocence in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosova ... if I may add, the atrocities perpetrated against the Bosnians were horrendous! Using religion as a means to dispute or legitimize Serbian government's slaughterings is in itself horrific because u have not learned anything from your history and you most likely will reoffend!

  • @ValaDrinit
    @ValaDrinit13 жыл бұрын

    @CrawlingCadaver yes, it was supposed to be a provocation i guess since the only difference between you serbs and bosnians is religion. so when you guys who basically share almost everything with them, didnt live together with em and got your freedom, why should albanians do so when they're way different and have nothing in common with serbs.

  • @illyricumsacrum8149
    @illyricumsacrum814916 жыл бұрын

    Yes we dont mix like you with all world and you dont know your origin. What its problem with that? I am proud to be albanian.

  • @xtremeownage2
    @xtremeownage26 жыл бұрын

    Support for Kosovo from a Pakistani.

  • @slayerSRBIJA89

    @slayerSRBIJA89

    3 жыл бұрын

    support for lndia from Serbia

  • @MilIMeta
    @MilIMeta2 жыл бұрын

    Great documentary❤️

  • @ALKUKES
    @ALKUKES14 жыл бұрын

    this jurneymanpictures must av had some good time travellin around world

  • @poorchristopher15
    @poorchristopher154 жыл бұрын

    How come Serbia never got Islamicized but Albania did?

  • @MrAlbert73

    @MrAlbert73

    4 жыл бұрын

    perakole you only come in Balkan Albanian Lands after 1800 and with help of Turks settled in Balkan Albanian Lands long live big Albania 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🏥⛪️🦅🦅🦅🦅

  • @MrAlbert73

    @MrAlbert73

    4 жыл бұрын

    perakole kzread.info/dash/bejne/jI6It8OxeLS9mdo.html the Real Albanian history we are here since the Sun ☀️ shines the earth 🌎 more then 6000 years long live big Albania 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🏥⛪️🦅🦅🦅🦅

  • @MrAlbert73

    @MrAlbert73

    4 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/rG12qretg5Wrobg.html Albanian history in Balkan Albanian Lands 6000 years old one of the oldest language in Europe and yes in your lands still exist Fascism long live big Albania 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱⛪️🏥🦅🦅🦅🦅

  • @sashoksashok8108
    @sashoksashok81084 жыл бұрын

    So there were all of prerequisite of the conflict and Kosovo's separation out of Serbia

  • @ValaDrinit
    @ValaDrinit10 жыл бұрын

    in the 17th century, during the Austrian-Turko war, all Albanians, especially those from Kosove joined the Austrians. But shit turned out badly, really bad. During that time Serbs remained neutral and they even helped the Turks. (I guess for them and Russia, it was better Turks than Austria) its also during this time that a few Serbs left Kosova led by the Bishop of Decan or whatever. This is where another myth is created in Serbian history of the so colled exodus from Kosove

  • @w.allencaddell6421
    @w.allencaddell64212 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful country and beautiful people. I'm not even from this area but on tv, ESPN has a girl from Albania on there. I hope peace will finally come to this area.

  • @ComradeAgopian
    @ComradeAgopian16 жыл бұрын

    US policy should be to support the self determination of the Albanian peoples,and against Serbian racism.

  • @bruhmcchaddeus413

    @bruhmcchaddeus413

    2 жыл бұрын

    They did help, what u mean?

  • @albansktiger9049
    @albansktiger904914 жыл бұрын

    @PrishtinaHottiee Every albanian born before 1990 and that has lived his life in Kosova knows serbian.

  • @shqiptariidukagjinit5650

    @shqiptariidukagjinit5650

    4 жыл бұрын

    albansktiger my parents don’t know Serbian

  • @OriginalDoll1

    @OriginalDoll1

    3 жыл бұрын

    i certainly don't know

  • @ValaDrinit
    @ValaDrinit13 жыл бұрын

    @nalanimia religions = product of semitic cultures ( Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Jews Arabs) we have our own culture which is why we dont give a shit about religion, a revised fairytale throughout the centuries based on SUMERIAN and EGYPTIAN history and beliefs. albanians are tolerant people when it comes to religion, meaning they dont give a shit about who or what you pray to... it doesnt mean they're tolerant about ppl speaking shit about them though cause then ur treading on our HONOR.

  • @flyguyinmotion
    @flyguyinmotion14 жыл бұрын

    Without NATO and EU Kosovo would still be Serbia. Kosovo will be Serbia again. NATo and EU will tier of it eventually. Us Serbs will be back.

  • @MrAlbert73

    @MrAlbert73

    4 жыл бұрын

    flyguyinmotion where in Russia you will be back where you come from after 1800 and with help of Turks settled in Balkan Albanian Lands 👏👏👏

  • @flyguyinmotion

    @flyguyinmotion

    4 жыл бұрын

    Was that English ? wth ? You respond to a 9 year old comment ? What an idiot. lol

  • @Kanawanu
    @Kanawanu13 жыл бұрын

    @kingbardhuli what a big fat lie about you being an ancient people you all are nothing but nomadic tribes influenced by TURKS!!!so cut the lies your spreading allready...

  • @rilindb8046
    @rilindb8046 Жыл бұрын

    Thank God Kosovo 🇽🇰 is a free and Independent State

  • @mehmet80b
    @mehmet80b13 жыл бұрын

    @nalanimia we are albanians not muslims or cristians, so you dont know what are you talking about

  • @standupEFC
    @standupEFC13 жыл бұрын

    45% of albanians are christian few kosovars follow islam properley.

  • @zemun73
    @zemun7316 жыл бұрын

    Albanians if u don t like Serbia u go to Albania and dont forgat KOSOVO is soul of Serbian s we will fight for our soul!

  • @shvabo2000
    @shvabo200015 жыл бұрын

    Selime tell me one thing....did you ever step in Kosovo land??I don`t think so.. "to support their agricultural ways of life" you know that this is not true,right?

  • @mrcmunj
    @mrcmunj15 жыл бұрын

    "...Virtually autonomous before it was annexed by the Serbs in 1990..." E bre ovi strendzeri stvarno ne znaju nista! Bruka

  • @HansBalneger
    @HansBalneger14 жыл бұрын

    @pelisteri1 well said .. :)

  • @candylac
    @candylac15 жыл бұрын

    God, serbian orthodox monuments well built well before America... CCCC all day

  • @Can-rv9gd
    @Can-rv9gd Жыл бұрын

    Your Jerusalem is in Russia. You came in a region in seventh century. This is Albanian land In 1389 you lost the battle in Kosovo how can you claim it In that time, all churches, wherecatholic churches Of Albanian people you guys change them to orthodox you stole them you forgot they’re on send you a letter in 13 century from Vatican don’t change the churches to orthodox, but you did anyway with your politics you said we’re Restoring them

  • @ValaDrinit
    @ValaDrinit13 жыл бұрын

    @CrawlingCadaver our people were moved from those regions long time ago, so dont worry buddy, we're not asking for dalmacia either. all we want back is lands where our people make up the majority. in kosovas case 90% albanians, 5% other (gypsy aka roma, greeks, gorans, turks) 5% (maybe thats pushing it) serbs

  • @ValaDrinit
    @ValaDrinit13 жыл бұрын

    @standupEFC 80% agnostic, 10/10 christian and muslim. the only albanians that follow islam "properly" are those from macedonia. (a small minority of the total albanian population)

  • @SilkyPinkPanter
    @SilkyPinkPanter3 жыл бұрын

    Dardania eshte Ilire shqiptare den baba den ♥️🇦🇱.

  • @shvabo2000
    @shvabo200015 жыл бұрын

    They would if they could....

  • @bliiinkiiibil
    @bliiinkiiibil14 жыл бұрын

    @TheAlbanianAmerican live in peace ...but in albania,in Kosovo never darling!Pogresan izbor mesta za zivot,nikad tu mira ne moze biti...ne gradi se sreca na otetom.

  • @ValaDrinit
    @ValaDrinit10 жыл бұрын

    Drenice was the center of one of the Dardan tribes during antiquity.

  • @monicaloni4640
    @monicaloni46406 жыл бұрын

    They will never get kosovo is albania 👍👍👍👍

  • @selimsmith
    @selimsmith14 жыл бұрын

    This comment is directed towards SerbianDefener... p.s your name is preplexing, for I can't comprehend why anyone would ever want to defend Serbia's Crimes ...

  • @ambicionette
    @ambicionette15 жыл бұрын

    yeeeea :D sa fort!

  • @shvabo2000
    @shvabo200015 жыл бұрын

    man you have no clue what you just said...

  • @illyricumsacrum8149
    @illyricumsacrum814916 жыл бұрын

    And last question to you: Why are you darkest in ballkan? hmmm your DNA???

  • @16Muslimah
    @16Muslimah13 жыл бұрын

    Albanians! My mothers people! i love u!

  • @illyricumsacrum8149
    @illyricumsacrum814916 жыл бұрын

    And 1389 serbabians they alied with turkish sulltans, doughter of car Lazar merried with Byazid I and serbas did fight agains european alieds albanians, hungarians, croatians, italians austrians and other europeans.

  • @chrismiller9740
    @chrismiller97403 жыл бұрын

    Azem Vllasi!

  • @Ilyrian2210
    @Ilyrian221016 жыл бұрын

    Yeahhh my Albanians!!

  • @bijelac87
    @bijelac8714 жыл бұрын

    wery sad

  • @andrzej2848
    @andrzej284815 жыл бұрын

    KOSOVO is SERBIAN

  • @andreasgeorgopoulos3878
    @andreasgeorgopoulos3878 Жыл бұрын

    🇬🇷 🇷🇸

  • @pabloseshcobar2597
    @pabloseshcobar25973 жыл бұрын

    Funny thing is people never talk about the colonial rule of Macedonia

  • @babykissboy
    @babykissboy15 жыл бұрын

    jejeje o oj qyqe mos kaj

  • @illyrianfighter666
    @illyrianfighter66615 жыл бұрын

    hahghahghahgahaghaaghaghgahgahaghag haghaghaghaghgahaghghaahghaghahagha Ouu bree po qka mshitne me kesh hahaahha 12:33

  • @TheCoz27
    @TheCoz278 ай бұрын

    🇬🇷🇷🇸

  • @dino1261
    @dino126114 жыл бұрын

    No way that KOSOVA will stay part of Yogos.....Serbs out...haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  • @tristandimitrijev3195
    @tristandimitrijev31952 жыл бұрын

    Fake news SO why are you promoting traditionalism.Isnt it bad. 4:48 Submisive waman.Yeah very good nation. What F represion you have so many ethnicities living there and no bod bothers them.

  • @MrFrank107
    @MrFrank1074 жыл бұрын

    Pure Blood Albanian

  • @RUDOseil
    @RUDOseil10 жыл бұрын

    5:33, that nose is a world champion boxer

  • @albansktiger9049
    @albansktiger904914 жыл бұрын

    @yugo91aesop Every Kosovoalbanian knows the gypsy language that you call serbian.

  • @qsefm
    @qsefm15 жыл бұрын

    KOSOVO IS SERBIA DETH TO ALBANIA!!!

  • @yugo91aesop
    @yugo91aesop14 жыл бұрын

    good argument there. i hope ur intelligence takes you far

  • @Indul1
    @Indul114 жыл бұрын

    In 1996-1997 Milosevic missed a good chance to have a UN mediator appointed to Kosovo to mediate on this dispute...he could have dictated the terms of a settlement and called the bluff of the Albanians.

  • @mihailokojic5959

    @mihailokojic5959

    Жыл бұрын

    Who offered UN mediator to Serbia in 1996 ?

  • @yugo91aesop
    @yugo91aesop14 жыл бұрын

    haha this video says serb rule is strengthening national traditions but the albanians are speaking in serbian!!!! this documentary has some truth to it and mostly bullshit

  • @nikolabakich9709

    @nikolabakich9709

    3 жыл бұрын

    not anymore young albanians cant speak serbian old people know because of old yugoslavia exp the men

  • @OriginalDoll1

    @OriginalDoll1

    3 жыл бұрын

    the interview team wasn't albanian obviously ... ridiculous comment though

  • @selimsmith
    @selimsmith14 жыл бұрын

    Pa, what the heck are you talking about? First and foremost, the majority of Kosova's population is muslim, YES! But that doesn't mean we came from the Arabic countries, the religion came to us, and so we accepted it. Kosova is now independent and that is our land; why do you say so much nonesense? You make it sound like you have power to do something ... frankly you spend too much time on utube ...its all over now... accept and keep your head down looking at the ground.. Nothin 4 u in Kosova!

  • @denidordevic8343
    @denidordevic83433 жыл бұрын

    Its not independents kosovo albanians want a greater Albania they want to join with Albanian i don't get that lady how can any body put two country's together if you got only one you need another and how do you get it buy making war man that women is slow

  • @pabloseshcobar2597
    @pabloseshcobar25973 жыл бұрын

    Kosovo e srbija

  • @pabloseshcobar2597

    @pabloseshcobar2597

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Ten Bears no

  • @jbond193
    @jbond19313 жыл бұрын

    Its quite clear that Albanians threaten other establishments through previous ruling. No matter what religious back ground you come from there is always the push of you ideals, the conflict continues. What is happening to Albanians is an agenda that does not come from Serbian, Kosovo it is foreign & it has a strong mandate to insure its success is delivered no matter what. The Albanians are better to let go of the past learn to for give the Serbs and work together regardless of what happens .

  • @npgiovani
    @npgiovani14 жыл бұрын

    serbs rock (:

  • @blerimjashari
    @blerimjashari15 жыл бұрын

    kosovo ist kosovo ADEM JASHARI UQK UQK UQK

  • @sounds5383
    @sounds53835 жыл бұрын

    The reason Albanians became a majority in Kosovo is due to decades of opression and murder of all non-Albanian members of the population. The 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS "Skanderbeg" was mainly made up of Albanians. On 14 May 1944 members of the division raided Jewish homes in Pristina, arrested 281 Jews and handed them over to the Germans, who sent them to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where many were killed. The division was generally better known for murdering, raping, and looting, mainly in ethnic Serb areas and for arresting Jews, than for participating in combat operations on behalf of the German war effort.

  • @thetruthmaster1734

    @thetruthmaster1734

    Жыл бұрын

    Well thats is nonsense, what about Nish morava that had Albanian majority that that was expelled by Serbs. Serbs did make Kosovo, Albanian majority by expelling Albanians, Serbs creat their own graveyard. Dont delute your self that, Albanians migrateted to Kosovo in 1690 ad.

  • @Can-rv9gd

    @Can-rv9gd

    Жыл бұрын

    Is the other way around Serbian or bad people? They only lie and propaganda And you know you guys came from Russia in seven century in 1389 you lost a bottle in Kosovo you got it