Villagers gather for the funeral of Adem Neza (31), an ethnic Albanian who was shot on the Kosovo border. The conflict between ethnic Albanians in the Serbian province of Kosovo and the Serbs, from whom they were seeking independence, left hundreds dead and more than a quarter of a million people homeless.

Kosovo Albanians travel by truck to Bajram Curri in Albania after crossing the mountains to find refuge from fighting around their village. The conflict between ethnic Albanians in the Serbian province of Kosovo and the Serbs, from whom they were seeking independence, left hundreds dead and more than a quarter of a million people homeless.

The conflict between ethnic Albanians in the Serbian province of Kosovo and the Serbs, from whom they were seeking independence, left hundreds dead and more than a quarter of a million people homeless.

The conflict between ethnic Albanians in the Serbian province of Kosovo and the Serbs, from whom they were seeking independence, left hundreds dead and more than a quarter of a million people homeless.

The conflict between ethnic Albanians in the Serbian province of Kosovo and the Serbs, from whom they were seeking independence, left hundreds dead and more than a quarter of a million people homeless.

The conflict between ethnic Albanians in the Serbian province of Kosovo and the Serbs, from whom they were seeking independence, left hundreds dead and more than a quarter of a million people homeless.

A displaced ethnic Albanian woman uses an aid worker's mobile phone to speak to family in Kosovo. The conflict between ethnic Albanians in the Serbian province of Kosovo and the Serbs, from whom they were seeking independence, left hundreds dead and more than a quarter of a million people homeless.

Kosovo Liberation Army fighter Ali Paqarizi (19) dies of wounds from a landmine, a few days after the NATO deadline for the Serb pull-out from Kosovo in October. The conflict between ethnic Albanians in the Serbian province of Kosovo and the Serbs, from whom they were seeking independence, left hundreds dead and more than a quarter of a million people homeless.

The conflict between ethnic Albanians in the Serbian province of Kosovo and the Serbs, from whom they were seeking independence, left hundreds dead and more than a quarter of a million people homeless.

Shemsi Elhoni (11) was killed while gathering wood in the forest. The conflict between ethnic Albanians in the Serbian province of Kosovo and the Serbs, from whom they were seeking independence, left hundreds dead and more than a quarter of a million people homeless.

People who had been camping in the hills head back home after the Serb pull-out. The conflict between ethnic Albanians in the Serbian province of Kosovo and the Serbs, from whom they were seeking independence, left hundreds dead and more than a quarter of a million people homeless.

The conflict between ethnic Albanians in the Serbian province of Kosovo and the Serbs, from whom they were seeking independence, left hundreds dead and more than a quarter of a million people homeless.

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