Kosovo war veterans have held a protest against a European Union-backed court prosecuting their former fighters who waged the 1998-99 war for independence from Serbia, claiming the tribunal is biased and unjust.

Thousands of Kosovo war veterans staged a protest rally Thursday against a war crimes court in The Hague that they accused of "distorting history" over its prosecution of former guerilla leaders.Chanting the Kosovo Liberation Army name and waving flags bearing the symbols of ethnic Albanian guerrillas,

Kosovo war veterans protested in Pristina against an EU-backed court prosecuting former KLA fighters, claiming bias and injustice. Thousands gathered to support the detained leaders, emphasizing their role as heroes.