1998    Kosovo War: Serbian police begin the offensive against the Kosovo Liberation Army in Kosovo.

1999    Kosovo War: NATO commences air bombardment against Yugoslavia, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.

1999    An F-117 Nighthawk is shot down during the Kosovo War.

1999    Kosovo War: In Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.

1999    Kosovo War: the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.

1999    Kosovo War: NATO suspends its air strikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo.

1999    Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force (KFor) enters the province of Kosovo in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.