Pourquoi l’OTAN a bombardé Belgrade ?
Il y a quinze ans jour pour jour, le , débutait la campagne de bombardement de la Yougoslavie par les forces de l’OTAN pour punir son président, Slobodan Milosevic, jugé coupable de mener une politique de purification ethnique contre la population albanophone de la province serbe du Kosovo. E. B.
What happened in Belgrade on 7 May 1999?
- Ruins from Belgrade bombing. The headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Defence, they were hit by NATO forces on . About ten minutes walk to the northeast is the main station of the Serbian Radio and Television. It too was hit by the bombing and 16 of its staff were killed.
What happened at the Chinese embassy in Belgrade in 1999?
- United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. On , during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia (Operation Allied Force), five US Joint Direct Attack Munition guided bombs hit the People’s Republic of China embassy in the Belgrade district of New Belgrade, killing three Chinese reporters and outraging the Chinese public.
How many planes did NATO use to bomb Belgrade?
- NATO’s bombing campaign involved 1,000 aircraft operating from air bases in Italy and Germany, and the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt stationed in the Adriatic Sea. At dusk, F/A-18 Hornets of the Spanish Air Force were the first NATO planes to bomb Belgrade and perform SEAD operations.
What did the Chinese say about the bombing of Belgrade?
- The Chinese government issued a statement on the day of the bombing, stating that it was a « barbarian act ». In the days prior to the bombing, an attack folder labelled « Belgrade Warehouse 1″ was circulated for command approval.