It was officially created in January 2000 as a successor to the disbanded Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), which fought against Serb forces during the 1998-1999 conflict.
KZK je zvanično formiran u januaru 2000. godine kao naslednik raspuštene Oslobodilačke vojske Kosova (OVK) koja se borila protiv srpskih snaga tokom sukoba u pokrajini 1998-1999.