Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-06-18 14:55:13 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B6AB3DC0FF594A9FB8CA8620EFE8BF22EDA0E273391D8A6357B32DF57F455381
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Original Note:
The NATO only bombed Yugoslavia after UN approval of legitimacy (for peacekeeping) due to large-scale crimes against humanity by an ethnic genocide that was ongoing by Yugoslav forces against Albanians civilians. Rapes, tortures, mass executions were reported. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Interim_Administration_Mission_in_Kosovo https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nato-bombs-yugoslavia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legitimacy_of_the_NATO_bombing_of_Yugoslavia https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/world/europe/040499kosovo-legal.html https://www.nato.int/docu/pr/1999/p99-051e.htm
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