Kosovo is one of the youngest countries in the world and is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its independence from Serbia. This fascinating region has a rich, deep, and sometimes violent history. Here’s everything you need to know.

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    1. 1:13 I like how you conveniently chose to leave out the bloody conflict following the majority christian (roman catholic) Croatian bid for independence during the breakup of Yugoslavia, which resulted in mass ethnic cleansing between Serbs and Croats all the same.

      It's a little strange that you put so much emphasis on religion in this video, and went right into insinuating its because of their religion that Serbs committed atrocities against those whom they want to dominate rather than simple ethnic nationalism and a thirst for regional power.

      Its almost like the government of Turkiye wants to push a narrative that orthodox christians are brutal muslim oppressing bad guys 🤔

      That sure would make a lot of sense if say, oh, I don't know… the government of Turkiye was at odds with a large orthodox regional power, like maybe… Greece 😉

      I love how the map of recognition at 3:01 shows two positively viewed (muslim) countries and a world superpower, and 3:05 shows two negatively viewed (orthodox) countries and a world superpower, ignoring the muslim countries which don't recognize Kosovo's independence whilst grouping Greece in as one of the "many other" (negative) countries that doesn't recognize Kosovo's independence. As a side note, I also found it funny how Kosovo on the map itself didn't even recognize Kosovar independence and was highlighted as one of the places opposed to recognition 😆

      Good ole' state propaganda machine

    2. What else to expect from this Turkish government Funded Islamic Channel. A pure distortion of history. Just notice the initial words Colonised by Serbian Kingdom, but Ruled by Ottomans. Why not colonised by ottomans…you know why.

    3. You call this the ENTIRE history of Kosovo? Then where is the Kosovo Battle of 1389, when Serbia fought against the Ottoman invaders? Where are the serbian medieval churches and monasteries (UNESCO Heritage Sites)? Where is the period of the Ottoman yoke, when many Serbs were expelled from Kosovo and were replaced by Albanian muslims, who were part of the ottoman ruling class? Where is the 2004 pogrom when many Serbs were expelled again?

    4. The real story is this, and the war happened here for the usual reasons that happen in Europe, just like the war in Ukraine. Both of these countries are very rich in minerals and resources, so Serbia and Russia are interested in obtaining them. And the people who live there fight for their freedom.

    5. Ny contry was never serbs scum terrotory..Kocobo je always 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱💪💪🇦🇱🇦🇱Heil the skanderbeg army UCK🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱dardania proud nation

    6. All former yugoslavian countries gained independence and all joined, will join european union, then what the hell are you gaining your independence for? IT'S A BIT STUPID…WHY CAN'T YOU LIVE WITH EACH OTHER PEACEFULLY?

    7. Hadn't it been for Quran98/6, Serbia might've thought differently about those islam majority regions. A doctrine as ethnically hateful as the Quran likely lead to much oppression back in the Ottoman days- which Serbia understood could come back if boarder unity was not maintained. Sad how a fascist's 1600 year old cave angel dogma can still turn thousands to kill eachother each year.

    8. After all these years I'm still trying to understand NATO's legitimacy in intervening on a domestic conflict with a country that wasn't (and still isn't) part of that alliance.

    9. Don't believe to Turkish it's there fall for all this madness, and plus they are killing Kurds for asking there's land but criticize the Serbs for not letting Albanians tu separate and they are , calling us murderers and giving our country to their servants the Albanians, Turkey, America and Israel are the three evils

    10. If you all know so much about that so called Kosovo, please explain what the "Yellow house" is. For experts like you it should be easy to point at the starting point of drug trafficking in Europe. Please explain how, in the last 150 years, the Albanians became a majority when for centuries Serbs have the centar of the orthodox church there and for centuries Serbian kings were born and ruled over it's territories even when nobody ever mentioned the Albanian name.

    11. I am amazed at how a church leader can say they are Christian, and they don't follow the fundamental teaching of Jesus. There are deviants in every religion and group, but what makes it bad for the European Christians is that their history is filled with their church leaders stating that it is an act of their religion to do horrible things, just look at the Crusades. Which if you listen to the Europeans now and the Christians, they try too hard to whitewash history and say that things didn't happen and downplay things, and they get away with it, since most people are ignorant and don't search for the true facts.

    12. This video is perfect, it proves that the history of an entire nation stops only in 3 minutes, Kosovo is a fake state created by the West, I just have a complaint that they did not invent and imaginary people Kosovians, that would be the peak of their madness😊

    13. By ur fisical appearance i can see.. ur Albanian.. so u speak only what u need to speek and u are forced to speak.. so .. pls.. STFU.. if there were 95% of albanians .. then explane.. why there are only orthodox monestary's and churches .. and they are older even then USE ?

    14. reading all the Serbian comments of them trying to straight-up call the genocides the committed fallacies is honestly really funny. Dont agree with a video, spread misinformation and dislike it into oblivion 💀

    15. I'm sorry, friend, Albania is an ancient country, Serbia has come to Europe 600 years in Europe, it has come to the mountains of Russia glory anicient ALBANOPOLI DARDANIA ILLYRIA glory ILLYRIAN queen TEUTA sory friend it's history, what do we do.

    16. Kosovo belongs to Serbia long before many European Countries to be established!

      Serbia is Established on the Fields of Kosovo! It's integral part of Serbia!

      NATO and UN leaded by USA took Kosovo from Serbia with brutal force in the 90's!

      KOSOVO IS SERBIA! Full Support from Bulgaria Brothers!

    17. Idk if Kosovo is a country. My reason: sure maybe they won a war or made a peace with Serbia and just randomly declare independence. I do t think becoming a country could work like that even tho I support Kosovo. Also it maybe just be a rebel like Somaliland and donestk

    18. Naw man serbia is bad guy even when albanians killed 100 thousents even millions ortodox christians and terrorist attack made serbia intervine
      Then after all that serbia is framed the bad guy and than bombe with uranium. There is no evedece of how many albanians live on Kosovo 95 is just a gess

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