Figure 1. Map of Kosovo and surrounding region. Kosovars experienced over a decade of cultural and economic oppression leading up to the 1998-99 war and the breakup of Yugoslavia launched by war criminal and former Serbian President Slobodon Milosevic. His forces perpetrated genocide, ethnic cleansing, rape, and disappearances. Although recognized by the European Union and its allies, Kosovo’s sovereignty is still contested; this map of Kosovo available on Google Maps shows a dotted line along the border between Kosovo and Serbia.