(i) Kosovo was a province of Yugoslavia before its split. In this province the population was overwhelmingly ** Albanian. But in the entire country, Serbs were in majority.
(ii) A narrow minded Serb nationalist Milosevic had won the election. His government was very hostile to the Kosovo Albanians. He wanted the Serbs to dominate the country. Many Serb leaders thought that ** minorities like Albanians should either leave the country or accept the dominance of the Serbs.
(iii) This massacre was being carried out by the army of their own country, working under the direction of a leader who came to power through democratic elections. This was one of the worst instances of killings based on ** prejudices in recent times.
(iv) Finally several other countries intervened to stop this massacre. Milosevic lost power and was tried by an International Court of Justice for ** against humanity.
