page_title: Kosovo Force
section_title: Contributing states
hierarchical_section_title: Kosovo Force / Contributing states
caption_attribution_description: Српски / srpski: Косово и Метохија: Италијански војник КФОР-а чува српске и неалбанске становнике Ораховца. Фотографија из пројекта "Корени душе". Фото:Дарко Дозет
context_page_description: The Kosovo Force is a NATO-led international peacekeeping force in Kosovo. Its operations are gradually reducing until Kosovo's Security Force, established in 2009, becomes self sufficient.
  KFOR entered Kosovo on 11 June 1999, two days after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1244. At the time, Kosovo was facing a grave humanitarian crisis, with military forces from Yugoslavia in action against the Kosovo Liberation Army in daily engagements. Nearly one million people had fled Kosovo as refugees by that time, and many did not permanently return.
  KFOR is gradually transferring responsibilities to the Kosovo Police and other local authorities. Currently, 28 states contribute to the KFOR, with a combined strength of more than 3,500 military and civilian personnel.
context_section_description: At its height, KFOR troops consisted of 50,000 men and women coming from 39 different NATO and non-NATO nations. The official KFOR website indicated that in 2008 a total 14,000 soldiers from 34 countries were participating in KFOR.
  The following list shows the number of troops which have participated in the KFOR mission. Most of the force has been downsized since 2008; current numbers are reflected here as well:
caption: Italian Army KFOR soldier protecting Serb civilians in Orahovac during the 2004 unrest.
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