Between 17,000 and 20,000 Yugoslav troops now occupy Kosovo, an area slightly smaller than Connecticut, with another 20,000 soldiers outside the region.

When Italy and Germany occupied Kosovo in 1941, the Albanians, armed by the fascists, forced out at least 40,000 Serbs and Montenegrins.

Kosovar music was influenced by Turkish music since they occupied Kosovo for almost 500 years but the kosovar folklore has saved his originality and exemplary.

After an array of bombings, Milošević submitted and agreed to end Yugoslavia's anti-separatist campaign in Kosovo and allowed NATO forces to occupy Kosovo.

There were plenty of KFOR troops to occupy Kosovo in June, but policing it was among their last priorities.

However, Bulgaria, dissatisfied with its share of the first Balkan War, occupied Kosovo in 1915 and took Pristina under Bulgarian occupation.

After weeks of bombing, Yugoslavia submits to NATO's demands and NATO forces occupy Kosovo and later UN peacekeeping forces to take control of Kosovo.

This trial serves to the daily politics of Milošević, who occupied Kosovo".

Eight years ago Milosevic unlawfully occupied Kosovo.

"The Serbs can't occupy Kosovo and they know it," said a Western diplomat.