Roma in Kosovo

Roma in Kosovo, polylingual Roma (Serbian and Albanian speaking) and Albanian Roma (Albanian speaking, Muslim) who self-identify as Ashkali or Balkan Egyptians (Gjupci). The Serbian Roma were targeted by Kosovo Albanians (Kosovo Liberation Army) with the Serbs during the Kosovo War as being allied with Serbs and Serbian national interests. The Albanian Roma mostly sided with Albanians and fought in the Kosovo Liberation Army but many were targeted after the Kosovo War.

Roma in Kosovo are much depleted from their former numbers, and have been in both stationary and nomadic residence there since the 15th century.

Kosovo Liberation Army (Kosovo Albanians) expelled 50,000 Roma from Kosovo, forcing them to take refuge in central Serbia, but many of them returned to Kosovo.In 2011 there were 36,694 Roma,Ashkali and Egyptians living in Kosovo,or around 2% of the population.