The Former Yugoslavia

• Belgrade is the capital of Serbia and Montenegro.
• The Serbian government supported ethnic Serbs fighting in civil wars in Croatia and in Bosnia in the early 1990s.
• Tensions between ethnic groups have been a problem in Serbia.
• Many conflicts are between Serbs and Albanians, which led to civil wars in the 1990s.
• In 1999, the United States and other countries sent troops to keep peace and there are still troops there today.