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'''Skirmish on Saint Ilija Mountain''' happened during the [[Insurgency in the Preševo Valley|Preševo Insurgency]],this was one of the last bigger combat operations in the conflict,on 25 December 2000 Yugoslav Police confirmed Mountain of Saint Ilija has been taken after some fighting,without any casaulties on both sides,they claimed the Mountain was a strategic point for the [[Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac|UCBMP]], and that this mountain helped [[Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac|UCBMP]] keep shell town of [[Vranje]] in southern Serbia,re-establishment of control by the Yugoslav Police on the mountain caused significant damage to the [[Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac|UCBMP]],even tho policemen weren't allowed to use heavy weapons,they still beat the [[Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac|UCBMP]] on the mountain and forced them to retreat.<ref name=":0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xolmJl6Isg</ref><ref name=":1">https://www.gradjanske.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/046-Suo%C4%8Davanje-sa-jugoslovenskim-kontroverzama.pdf</ref> |
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The '''Skirmish on Saint Ilija Mountain''' happened during the [[Insurgency in the Preševo Valley|Preševo Insurgency]], and was one of the last significant combat operations during the conflict. On 25 December 2000, Yugoslav Police stated that the mountain of Saint Ilija had been taken after some fighting, without any casualties on either side. They claimed that the Mountain was a strategic point for the [[Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac|UCBMP]], who would use it to continue shelling the town of [[Vranje]] in southern Serbia. |
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Once control of the mountain was regained by the Yugoslav Police, significant damage was caused to the UCPMB upon their retreat.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Presevo Valley: Serb Police |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xolmJl6Isg&ab_channel=APArchive |website=YouTube |publisher=Associated Press |date=25 December 2000}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite book |editor1-last=Ingrao |editor1-first=Charles |editor2-last=Emmert |editor2-first=Thomas A. |title=Confronting the Yugoslav Controversies: A Scholars’ Initiative |date=2009 |publisher=Purdue University Press |isbn=978-1-55753-533-7 |url=https://www.gradjanske.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/046-Suo%C4%8Davanje-sa-jugoslovenskim-kontroverzama.pdf}}</ref>{{pn}} |
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| ⚫ | On December 25, Serb police stated that they regained strategic positions in the volatile [[Preševo Valley]] situated on the border region between [[Kosovo]] and the rest of Serbia. According to Yugoslav forces, regaining Saint Ilija Mountain and the valley, which is on the edge of the buffer zone that runs 5 km inside Serbia, was vital because ethnic Albanian militants were using the position to shell the southern Serbian town of [[Vranje]]. Following a day of fighting, the Mountain fell into hands of Yugoslav police who successfully deblocked town of Vranje, securing it until the end of war and not allowing any [[Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac|UCBMP]] members to enter.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />{{pn}} Ethnic-Albanian civilians also fled the area during the fighting.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Kriza na jugu Srbije |url=https://bezbednost.org/publikacija/kriza-na-jugu-srbije-2/ |website=bezbednost.org |date=27 January 2012}}</ref> Fighting was not heavy but six policemen were injured by the UCPMB. Policemen said that the UCPMB was still advancing and taking villages around Bujanovac, but that this operation had helped the Serbian side. The mountain would stay under Serbian control until end of the fighting.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />{{pn}}<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{cite web |title=Pobuna na Jugu Srbije |url=https://ratusrbiji.rs/pobuna-na-jugu-srbije-2000-2001/ |website=ratusrbiji.rs}}</ref> |
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== Aftermath == |
== Aftermath == |
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Yugoslav forces cannot use heavy weapons in the zone and the army is not allowed in the buffer zone - only police officers can patrol the area. On Saturday the Serbian government said armed rebels fired three mortars the previous day at Serbian police troops. Nobody was injured in the brief attack which took place in the buffer zone separating Kosovo and the rest of Serbia. |
Yugoslav forces cannot use heavy weapons in the zone and the army is not allowed in the buffer zone - only police officers can patrol the area. On Saturday,{{when}} the Serbian government said armed rebels fired three mortars the previous day at Serbian police troops. Nobody was injured in the brief attack which took place in the buffer zone separating Kosovo and the rest of Serbia. The previous month, four Serb police officers were killed when insurgents seized several strategic positions in the zone on the Yugoslav side of the Kosovo boundary. Several shootings in weeks prior had strained the unofficial ceasefire between the police and militants.<ref name=":3" /> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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 FR Yugoslavia |
 UCBMP | ||||||||
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 Goran Radosavljević |
Mustafa Shaqiri | ||||||||
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MUP |
113th Brigade | ||||||||
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100-250 Policemen |
200-700 Militiants | ||||||||
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6 Injured |
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The Skirmish on Saint Ilija Mountain happened during the Preševo Insurgency, and was one of the last significant combat operations during the conflict. On 25 December 2000, Yugoslav Police stated that the mountain of Saint Ilija had been taken after some fighting, without any casualties on either side. They claimed that the Mountain was a strategic point for the UCBMP, who would use it to continue shelling the town of Vranje in southern Serbia.
Once control of the mountain was regained by the Yugoslav Police, significant damage was caused to the UCPMB upon their retreat.[1][2][page needed]
The battle
On December 25, Serb police stated that they regained strategic positions in the volatile Preševo Valley situated on the border region between Kosovo and the rest of Serbia. According to Yugoslav forces, regaining Saint Ilija Mountain and the valley, which is on the edge of the buffer zone that runs 5 km inside Serbia, was vital because ethnic Albanian militants were using the position to shell the southern Serbian town of Vranje. Following a day of fighting, the Mountain fell into hands of Yugoslav police who successfully deblocked town of Vranje, securing it until the end of war and not allowing any UCBMP members to enter.[1][2][page needed] Ethnic-Albanian civilians also fled the area during the fighting.[1][3] Fighting was not heavy but six policemen were injured by the UCPMB. Policemen said that the UCPMB was still advancing and taking villages around Bujanovac, but that this operation had helped the Serbian side. The mountain would stay under Serbian control until end of the fighting.[1][2][page needed][3][4]
Aftermath
Yugoslav forces cannot use heavy weapons in the zone and the army is not allowed in the buffer zone - only police officers can patrol the area. On Saturday,[when?] the Serbian government said armed rebels fired three mortars the previous day at Serbian police troops. Nobody was injured in the brief attack which took place in the buffer zone separating Kosovo and the rest of Serbia. The previous month, four Serb police officers were killed when insurgents seized several strategic positions in the zone on the Yugoslav side of the Kosovo boundary. Several shootings in weeks prior had strained the unofficial ceasefire between the police and militants.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Presevo Valley: Serb Police". YouTube. Associated Press. 25 December 2000.
- ^ a b c Ingrao, Charles; Emmert, Thomas A., eds. (2009). Confronting the Yugoslav Controversies: A Scholars’ Initiative (PDF). Purdue University Press. ISBN 978-1-55753-533-7.
- ^ a b "Kriza na jugu Srbije". bezbednost.org. 27 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Pobuna na Jugu Srbije". ratusrbiji.rs.