On June 10, 1999, NATO Secretary General Javier Solana issued the order to cease the bombing against former Yugoslavia, while the UN Security Council on the same day adopted Resolution 1244, deploying in Kosova, 37,200 KFOR troops from 36 countries.

The end of the bombing of Yugoslav targets marked the beginning of a new phase of developments.

On June 12, 1999, the first NATO infantry troops entered Kosova, while the withdrawal of Serbian forces began.

The mission was divided into five zones of responsibility, assigned to US, British, French, German, and Italian KFOR contingents.

With NATO’s entry into Kosova, started the establishment of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosova (UNMIK), which would administer the region for a specified period. At the same time, the Kosova Liberation Army (KLA) was disbanded and transformed into the Kosova Security Force (FSK).

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