MILITARY PRESENCE IN KOSOVO SINCE 1999

Abstract

NATO/KFOR troops are being deployed to Kosovo in a relatively short time, and the first to enter Kosovo were British troops, the formation of the Gurkha elite warriors. The mission was initially called Operation Joint Guardian, later to be changed to Operation Joint Enterprise. KFOR units were from the very first deployment grouped into five multinational brigades with a nation-leader assigned to each multinational brigade, or as it was practically the
territorial zone of the authority. All national contingents pursued the same goal of maintaining a secure environment in Kosovo and included units from different armies.