2008 unrest in Kosovo

2008 unrest in Kosovo
Map of Kosovo with North Kosovo in orange. Northern Kosovo has been the centre of unrest following Kosovo's declaration of independence.
Date	February 17 – June 28 2008
Location	Kosovo
Resulted in	the Community Assembly of Kosovo and Metohija was formed to coordinate resistance to the Kosovar Government
Parties
Kosovo Serbs Kosovo Albanians
Casualties and losses
1 dead, 150 injured

The 2008 unrest in Kosovo followed Kosovo's declaration of independence on February 17, 2008. Some Kosovo Serbs opposed to secession boycotted the move by refusing to follow orders from the central government in Pristina and attempted to seize infrastructure and border posts in Serb-populated regions. There were also sporadic instances of violence against international institutions and governmental institutions, predominantly in North Kosovo.

Tensions in the North intensified when Serbs in Kosovska Mitrovica seized a UN courthouse on March 14, 2008. UN police and NATO forces responded on March 17, and attacks by Serb protesters left one UN police officer dead and as many as 150 people wounded.^[1] On June 28 2008, Kosovo Serbs formed the Community Assembly of Kosovo and Metohija to coordinate resistance to the Kosovar Government.