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Hashim Thaçi sentenced to 25 years for Kosovo war crimes
By The BriefBrief · Sources (23)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 7:07 AM ET
Summary: Hashim Thaçi, former president of Kosovo, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for war crimes committed during the 1998-1999 Kosovo war. The verdict was issued by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, a Kosovo-established court with international judges and prosecutors.
WHO: Kosovo Specialist Chambers
WHAT: Sentenced former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi to 25 years for war crimes committed during the 1998-1999 Kosovo war
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026
WHERE: The Hague, Netherlands
WHY: The sentence followed conviction for war crimes committed while Thaçi was a senior commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the 1998-1999 conflict.
Sources (23):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
Al Jazeera,
Anadolu Agency,
BBC News,
Balkan Insight,
Bloomberg,
Brussels Signal,
CNN World,
Daily Maverick,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
France 24,
Japan Times,
NPR,
New York Times,
Politico Europe,
Sky News,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
WSJ World News
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