▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Conf lict ▁in ▁Southern ▁Ser bia ▁ends ▁in ▁defeat ▁for ▁Alban ians . ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Mil o še vić ▁is ▁put ▁on ▁trial ▁in ▁The ▁H ague ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁war ▁cr imes ▁in ▁Kos ovo , ▁to ▁which ▁charges ▁of ▁viol ating ▁the ▁laws ▁or ▁custom s ▁of ▁war ▁and ▁grave ▁bre aches ▁of ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Con vent ions ▁in ▁Cro atia ▁and ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁mass ac res ▁in ▁Bos nia ▁were ▁later ▁added . ▁Mil o še vić ▁did ▁not ▁recognize ▁the ▁court ▁and ▁represented ▁himself . ▁His ▁defence ▁is ▁a ired ▁in ▁former ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁and ▁his ▁popular ity ▁among ▁Ser bs ▁greatly ▁increased ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁becomes ▁Ser bia ▁and ▁Mont en eg ro . ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Ali ja ▁I zet beg ović ▁dies . ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Pe ak ▁of ▁anti - Ser bian ▁violence ▁in ▁Kos ovo . ▁H undred s ▁of ▁ancient ▁Orth odox - Christ ian ▁Ser bian ▁monaster ies ▁and ▁churches ▁were ▁burn ed ▁up ▁to ▁that ▁point . ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁I bra him ▁R ug ova ▁dies . ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁S lob od an ▁Mil o še vić ▁dies ▁in ▁the ▁H ague ▁prison , ▁ending ▁the ▁proceed ings ▁with ▁no ▁ver dict ▁reached ▁on ▁any ▁of