The special court in The Hague found the former leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army guilty of arbitrary detentions, torture, and murders committed during the 1998-1999 war. Kosovo woke to a jarring verdict from The Hague: former president Hashim Thaci has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for war crimes, a decision that reverberated across the country and ignited fury among many Kosovars. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The special court in The Hague found the former leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army guilty of arbitrary detentions, torture, and murders committed during the 1998-1999 war.S1

• Kosovo woke to a jarring verdict from The Hague: former president Hashim Thaci has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for war crimes, a decision that reverberated across the country and ignited fury among many Kosovars. Judges ruled that Thaci and three othe...S2