NATO authorizes air strikes against Serb military targets. Milosevic agrees after talks with U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke to withdraw troops. Serb police kill 24 Kosovo Albanians. Western allies demand warring sides attend Kosovo peace conference or face NATO air strikes. Yugoslav forces bombard KLA positions.
Rebels launch attacks.
Three days after peace talks resume in Paris, Kosovo Albanians unilaterally sign peace deal calling for interim broad autonomy and for 28,000 NATO troops to implement it. Serb delegation refuses to sign. Government forces in Kosovo launch offensive against rebels. Holbrooke ends his mission. NATO orders air strikes.