"NATO's war" is just the endgame - the Kosovo war, and it happened in 1999.

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It was originally proposed by German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel and established by Resolution 827 of the United Nations Security Council, which was passed on May 25, 1993.

Timeline of the Yugoslav wars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

March 1993

Fighting begins between Bosniaks and Croats.

July 1993

Owen-Stoltenberg peace plan offered. Refused by Izetbegovic in August.

Kosovo and a punitive operation on Serbia proper wasn't even on the horizon when this happened.

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