abstract:Nominally the Holy Roman Empire, of which the Austrian Netherlands and the Duchy of Milan were under direct Austrian rule. Also encompassed many other Italian states, as well as other Habsburg states such as the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
Duringthe first world wartheBalkans was divided intotwocamps: Serbia was fightingonthesideof thetriple ententeagainst BulgariaandTurkey which were in coalitionwiththe centralpowers.
Now it was America's moment: 1991 saw not only the success ofthe American-led coalition in thefirst Gulf war, but also the beginning of serious peace talks.
Al-Sahaf, speaking mostly in English for thefirst time since thewar began, issued a list of civilian areas he said thecoalition had bombarded, enumerating casualties in villages and neighborhoods.