| The KLA was in fact functioning as a cat's paw of the Western powers. |
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| In 1943, KLA underground activists, cooperating with British forces in Burma and India, initiated joint operations with British forces. |
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| However, as evidenced by the emergence of the KLA, this came at the cost of increasing frustration among Kosovo's Albanian population. |
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| It is widely believed that the KLA received financial and material support from the Kosovo Albanian diaspora. |
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| Yugoslav authorities responded by launching a crackdown against KLA militants. |
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| According to some reports there were around 1,000 fatalities on the KLA side. |
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| Things are complicated by the difficulty of determining who was a KLA member and who was a civilian. |
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| Also, many KLA members were not wearing any uniforms and had no identification. |
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| The ICTY also leveled indictments against KLA members Fatmir Limaj, Haradin Bala, Isak Musliu, and Agim Murtezi for crimes against humanity. |
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| Haradinaj was acquitted on all counts along with fellow KLA veterans Idriz Balaj and Lahi Brahimaj. |
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| In 2004, John Pilger claimed that for six years prior to 1998, the KLA had been regarded by the United States as a terrorist group. |
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| Despite superior firepower, the Yugoslav forces failed to destroy the KLA unit which had been their objective. |
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| The KLA began an offensive on September 1 around Prizren, causing Yugoslavian military activity there. |
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| The KLA participated in the battles ongoing in China with the Kuomintang forces. |
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| With the changes of the international stance towards KLA and its recognition as a factor in the conflict, DLK's position also shifted. |
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| A parallel paramilitary structure as FARK was not received well from the KLA side. |
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| Besides FARK, DLK would also politically and diplomatically oppose KLA and their methods. |
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| Rugova's presence in Belgrade scattered another set of accusations from KLA and its supporters. |
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| Military stockpiles were looted with impunity by criminal gangs, with much of the hardware ending up in western Kosovo and boosting the growing KLA arsenal. |
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| It specifically demanded that the Yugoslavia end its offensives against the KLA whilst attempting to convince the KLA to drop its bid for independence. |
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| The Office of Strategic Services of the United States also promised to assist the KLA with warplanes, submarines, and airborne troops during the operation. |
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| Some of the FARK officers were incorporated later under the KLA umbrella. |
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| Finally, in late September, a determined effort was made to clear the KLA out of the northern and central parts of Kosovo and out of the Drenica valley itself. |
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