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The '''Kosovo Diplomatic Observer Mission''' (KDOM) was a group of independent observers sent to [[Kosovo]] during the [[Kosovo War]].
In a compromise agreement between [[Slobodan MilosevicMilošević]] and [[Boris Yeltsin]] in June 1998, the Serb[[Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro|FR Yugoslavian]] government agreed to accept an independent observer mission. This was initially a group of approximately fifty diplomats from different countries, who acted as observers in Kosovo and relayed information to the international community. Embassy staff were augmented with additional military and diplomatic personnel. Canada called their involvement Operation Perseverance.<ref>{{cite web|title=Details/Information for Canadian Forces (CF) Operation PERSERVERANCE [''sic'']|url=http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/od-bdo/di-ri-eng.asp?IntlOpId=95&CdnOpId=109|accessdate=28 October 2012}}</ref>
The KDOM reported that SerbYugoslav state forces continued widespread attacks even after [[Resolution 1199]]; in particular, KDOM reported on atrocities around [[Pristina]]: "KDOM reported that the bodies of several women and children had been found near the village of Gornje Obrinje to the west of Pristina. The victims had been shot in the back of the head at close range as they tried to escape."<ref>{{cite web|title=Kosovo: The Diplomatic and Military Options|url=http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/RP98-93.pdf|publisher=House of Commons|accessdate=28 October 2012}}</ref>
KDOM succeeded in brokering ceasefires around Pristina, encouraging the withdrawal of some Serbarmy tanks and armoured vehicles from Kosovo.<ref>{{cite news|title=Serb tanks 'withdrawing'|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/200655.stm|accessdate=28 October 2012|newspaper=BBC}}</ref>
In September, the [[Kosovo Verification Mission]] was set up to replace the KDOM;<ref>{{cite web|title=Kosovo Diplomatic Observer Mission Daily Report; 30 Dec.|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/serbia/kosovo-diplomatic-observer-mission-daily-report-30-dec|publisher=Reliefweb|accessdate=28 October 2012}}</ref> it was augmented by [[Operation Eagle Eye (Kosovo)|Operation Eagle Eye]] which provided additional evidence.
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