Tag: civil war

December 14, 1998: ‘Massacre’ in Kosovo

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date 2021-12-14
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Weapons confiscated from the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in 1999 (Photo: By SGT Craig J. Shell, U.S. Marine Corps -Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

On December 14, 1998 the Kosovo Liberation Army attacked Serbs in the Panda Cafe in Pec, killing six and wounding 15.

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September 9, 1998: Massacre in Kosovo

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Post date 2021-09-09
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Uniform and Badge of Kosovo Liberation Army (UCK) (Photo: Adam Jones on flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)

On September 9, 1998 the Kosovo Liberation Army murdered at least 34 Kosovar Serbs and Albanians near Lake Radonjic in Kosovo

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Quick Hits 162 – Why are jihadis so barbaric?

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date 2021-04-29
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Have humans really gotten nicer and better at making war?

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October 26, 1868: White supremacist riots in Louisiana, United States

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Post date 2020-10-26
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Many were killed in a white supremacist riot against African Americans in the southern US in October 1868 in the aftermath of the civil war.

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Bomb blast in Algeria (June 22, 1995)

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Post date 2020-06-22
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On this day in 1995, the GIA set off a car bomb in the northeastern Algerian city of Constantine, wounding 16 including 5 children.

Tags Algeria, civil war, Groupe Islamique Arme (GIA)