Editing Kosovo (section)

== References ==
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<ref name="britannica-land">"[https://www.britannica.com/place/Kosovo Kosovo]". ''Encyclopaedia Britannica''. Land section identifying Kosovo as a landlocked country in the Balkans and describing its border position. Accessed 14 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="world-factbook">"[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/kosovo/ Kosovo]". ''The World Factbook''. Central Intelligence Agency. Country profile giving Kosovo's land area, government type, currency, calling code, and border data. Accessed 14 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="census-2024">"[https://askdata.rks-gov.net/ Population by age, sex and municipality, 2011 and 2024]". ''Kosovo Agency of Statistics''. Census data for Kosovo and its municipalities, including the 2024 population figure. Accessed 14 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="constitution-languages">"[https://mapl.rks-gov.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1.CONSTITUTION_OF_THE_REPUBLIC_OF_KOSOVO.pdf Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo]". ''Republic of Kosovo''. Articles covering official languages, symbols, and the constitutional framework of the republic. Accessed 14 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="britannica-history">"[https://www.britannica.com/place/Kosovo/History History]". ''Kosovo''. ''Encyclopaedia Britannica''. History section covering the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, Ottoman rule, Yugoslav-era autonomy, and the removal of Kosovo's autonomy in 1989. Accessed 14 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="independence-declaration">"[https://old.kuvendikosoves.org/common/docs/Dek_Pav_e.pdf Kosovo Declaration of Independence]". ''Assembly of Kosovo''. Declaration adopted on 17 February 2008 stating that Kosovo was an independent and sovereign state. Accessed 14 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="gjakova-geography">"[[Gjakova#Geography|Geography]]". ''Gjakova''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''. Section describing Gjakova's position in western Kosovo near the road corridor between Prizren, Peja, and the Albanian border. Accessed 14 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="gjakova-history">"[[Gjakova#History|History]]". ''Gjakova''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''. Section describing Gjakova's Ottoman market history, Arbëror Shpend Leka's Gjakova activity, and the Prizren-Gjakova road during the Kosovo Civil War. Accessed 14 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="leka-early">"[[Arbëror Shpend Leka#Early life|Early life]]". ''Arbëror Shpend Leka''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''. Section identifying Gjakova as Leka's birthplace and describing his early weapons activity around the market road, repair yards, and bus station. Accessed 14 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="leka-harku">"[[Arbëror Shpend Leka#Harku i Drenicës|Harku i Drenicës]]". ''Arbëror Shpend Leka''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''. Section describing the 4 April 1989 creation of Harku i Drenicës, the Gjakova storage role, the Prizren accounting office opened on 19 September 1992, and the supply system active by 1995. Accessed 14 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="kosovo-civil-war">"[[Kosovo Civil War#Course|Course]]". ''Kosovo Civil War''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''. Section describing the 17 February 1997 outbreak, the Prizren National Directorate, the Drenica Restoration Front, Harku i Drenicës deliveries, the Bela Crkva killings, the Rahovec depot executions, and the Prizren Armistice of 21 June 1999. Accessed 14 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="leka-globbery">"[[Arbëror Shpend Leka#Glöbbery|Glöbbery]]". ''Arbëror Shpend Leka''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''. Section describing Leka's 23 November 1999 meeting outside Prizren and his entry into the external Glöbberist register before dawn on 24 November 1999. Accessed 14 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="globbery-members">"[[Glöbbery#Members|Members]]". ''Glöbbery''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''. Section describing Arbëror Shpend Leka's entry into the external Glöbberist register and the post-war Balkan arms routes connected to Harku i Drenicës. Accessed 14 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="leka-tanoan">"[[Arbëror Shpend Leka#Tanoan surplus routes|Tanoan surplus routes]]". ''Arbëror Shpend Leka''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''. Section describing the 18 May 2001 Tanoan-linked purchase, the 7 February 2002 opening of Drini Technical Import, and the 2003 Drenica-Bucharest ammunition movements. Accessed 14 June 2026.</ref>
<ref name="leka-capture">"[[Arbëror Shpend Leka#Capture and death|Capture and death]]". ''Arbëror Shpend Leka''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''. Section describing the 9 May 2025 detention of Leka and Kateryna Moroz in Gjakova, their transfer through Pristina, and their execution in Bucharest on 10 May 2025. Accessed 14 June 2026.</ref>
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