# Kosovo’s former president found guilty of war crimes

https://mins.news/en/item/61397

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-16 17:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/16/kosovos-former-president-guilty-of-war-crimes?traffic_source=rss

> Hashim Thaci, Kosovo’s former president and a KLA leader, has been found guilty of war crimes by the Specialist Court in The Hague. Al Jazeera’s Marah Rayan explains how the ruling came about.

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