Al Jazeera publishes stories of Kosovars about NATO bombings

Known international broadcaster “Al Jazeera” has interviewed several Kosovo citizens to tell their history when NATO bombed Serb forces in Kosovo.

Gazmend Elshani, former Kosovo Liberation Army journalist, points out at the moment the information came to him that NATO has begun bombing, broadcasts Indexline.

Someone came to us with the information that NATO had started bombing from Aviano- for me was incredible. ”

The “was something like a seal for our dream, because all the time we were dreaming about getting relief from Serbia and when I heard the sound of the plane, I felt like I got the seal. ”

When we heard the sound of planes, it was a war for me to end and we saw our country set free. I saw in my brain everything I had seen for 23 years”

For me, everything changed in a second. I saw freedom, children could now play freedom, I saw people go freely to work, home and schools.

Part of this story was also renowned Roma community vocalist Bajram Kafu Kinoll. He talks about how he experienced the moment when he realized that NATO was beginning the bombings.

We were having dinner and it was news. They were warning, saying that all people should stay inside and close the windows. ”

“Alarm was very loud in town, then there were shots, too many fires, we didn't know where it was coming from. It wasn't clear, we were inside. “

In time, Kinoll's family realized that the bombings had begun.

After a while, we thought we had to go to the basement because the house started shaking a lot of bombs, so we went down and stayed there at night. The first night, the second and the third, everything was normal during the day, but then from five in the evening until 10 or 11 o'clock in the night was just hell. ”

I don't like that part of my life. I don't know what it's like for Albanians or Serbs, but for me being a Roma, it wasn't a good feeling during and after the war.”, Kinoll expressed himself.

Ryva Hoxha who lost one arm in the war shows the terrible moment she lost her limb.

I will never forget April 14th. Serbs sent us from our home to Dobrosh. We saw long lines of trucks and cars ahead of us. Trucks were used by the elderly and many young ones while we adults were walking most of the time. After about half an hour, NATO began shelling. “

This was when my hand was cut off. My two brothers died, as did two of my sisters, my cousin and his daughter. ”

I lost six of my family that day. The death toll was about 150 people. ”

I heard a loud voice and I remember falling off the tractor. Next thing I know, it was when I woke up in the hospital. ”

I heard they lined me up with dead bodies, my sister came and kissed me, and she told my brother Ryva is alive. ”

Balerin, Sinan Cateazi, was 12 when the bombings began. He saw how he had experienced news of child - bombing.

During the day on March 24th, we heard news that Secretary General NATO gave the green light for the start of the bombings, as they could not make an agreement with Slobodan Milosevic. ”

It was dark when they started bombing. Neighbors and families were contacting the phone -- said it was good to cover windows with blankets to hide the day inside the houses. ”

After an hour, my family said it's better if we go to the neighbor's house, it's better if there's more people together. ”

It was night, we walked toward our neighbor's house, about 200 yards from our home. Halfway, there was a huge explosion in the air. ”

We didn't know what it was but we were all scared and panicked so we went to the neighbor's house and slept together. ”, state Cateazi.

Spring Firza was 20 years old when she bombed NATO. She remembers NATO's attacks on Serbian forces well.

“Twenty years ago, I was 20 years old and I was very excited at night that we knew that NATO Air Force would start attacking. For us, it was a new hope for a new life.”

We knew it was coming to an end to Slobodan Milosevic's regime. It was evening, it was about 20:30 or 9:00. ”

The <x0 ... those Serbs) shut down the power across Kosovo. We couldn't see the attacks but we could hear them. ” “wasn't scary, it was exciting. ”

For us, NATO's air campaign was a moment of victory and we wanted to feel it.”, Firza concluded.