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Kosovo war crimes court to try KLA suspects in The Hague Kosovo war crimes court to try KLA suspects in The Hague
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A special court is being set up in the Hague to try war crimes committed during the war in Kosovo, the Dutch government says. A special court is being set up in the Hague to try war crimes committed during the 1999-2000 war in Kosovo, the Dutch government says.
It will try serious crimes committed in 1999-2000 by members of the Kosovo Liberation Army against ethnic minorities and political opponents, a statement said. It will try serious crimes committed by members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) against ethnic minorities and political opponents, a statement said.
The court - officially called the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution - is set to begin operating this year. The court is set to begin operating later this year.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The conflict pitted ethnic Albanian rebels against Serbian forces.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. Until 2008, Kosovo was a province of Serbia. Years of tensions turned into open conflict in 1998, when the Serbian government launched a crackdown.
It eventually withdrew its troops from Kosovo after a two-month campaign of air strikes by Nato.
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, although Serbia has never recognised this.
The Dutch statement admits that trying war crimes "is a sensitive issue in Kosovo".
"Possible suspects may be seen by sections of Kosovan society as freedom fighters, and witnesses may feel threatened in Kosovo," hence the reason for cases to be heard abroad.