Over the course of several centuries, they were under Croatian and Serbian rule.

The first Yugoslavia failed because centralized Serbian rule met too much resistance among other peoples.

The first mosque was constructed in the late 14th century while still under Serbian rule.

Elected president in 1990, he led his country to independence in 1992, arguing that the alternative was oppressive Serbian rule.

After that war, the city came under Serbian rule, which lasted between 1330-1355.

Now it's hard to imagine Kosovars accepting any kind of Serbian rule.

The town came under Serbian military rule on Nov. 17, 1918.

A substantial number of Albanians thus found themselves under Serbian rule.

Their sacrifice was seen as integral to the national effort to free Kosovo from Serbian rule.

The Serbs, who make up less than 10 percent of the population, want to return to Serbian rule.