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| Kosovo Protection Corps | |
|---|---|
| Trupat e Mbrojtjes së Kosovës | |
  First and second emblem | |
 Flag of the Kosovo Protection Corps | |
| Founded | 21 September 1999 |
| Disbanded | 21 January 2009 |
| Headquarters | Pristina |
| Website | Archived Website |
| Leadership | |
| Lieutenant General | Sylejman Selimi |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | US$ 25.4 million |
| Percent of GDP | 0.79% |
| Related articles | |
| History | Kosovo Liberation Army |
The Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC; Albanian: Trupat e Mbrojtjes së Kosovës, TMK) was a civilian emergency services organization in Kosovo active from 1999 until 2009.
The KPC was created on September 21, 1999, through the promulgation of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Regulation 1999/8 and the agreement of a "Statement of Principles" on the KPC's permitted role in Kosovo.[1][2] In effect, it was a compromise between the disarmament of the Kosovo Liberation Army, which was stipulated by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244,[3] and rejected by the Kosovo Albanians.
- ^ "UNITED NATIONS - UNMIK". unmik.unmissions.org. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo - Serbia | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. December 23, 1999. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "RESOLUTION 1244 (1999)". undocs.org. Retrieved March 9, 2017.