It officially came into existence in January 2000 as a successor of the disbanded Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) that fought Serb forces during the 1998-1999 conflict.
Ona je zvanično nastala u januaru 2000. godine, kao naslednica raspuštene Oslobodilačke vojske Kosova (OVK) koja se borila protiv srpskih snaga tokom sukoba 1998-1999.