Battle of Podujevo
| Battle of Podujevo | |||||||
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| Part of the Kosovo War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Yugoslavia[1] |
 Kosovo Liberation Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Sreten Lukić | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
 Special Anti-Terrorist Unit | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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250 policemen 13 armored vehicles[2] | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 killed 6 wounded[3] | 16 killed[3] | ||||||
The Battle of Podujevo (Albanian: Beteja e Tabeve te Llapashticës) (Serbian: Битка код Подујева, Bitka kod Podujeva) was fought in the Kosovo War between the Yugoslav Special Anti-Terrorist Unit and KLA insurgents in the village of Llapashtica e Epërm in the municipality of Podujevo. These events started after the death of a policeman who was killed by KLA militants in the area.[4]
Battle
The battle occurred between 23–27 December 1998.[4] According to international monitors who contributed to Operation Eagle Eye, this battle shattered a ceasefire called on by foreign forces.[4] At the conclusion of the fighting, the Kosovo Diplomatic Observer Mission monitored a convoy of Yugoslav Army vehicles.[2]
References
- ^ "Army Backers Of Milosevic On Kosovo Are Promoted". The New York Times. 27 December 1998. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Serbia: Kosovo Diplomatic Observer Mission Daily Report ; 22 Dec. | ReliefWeb". Reliefweb.int. 22 December 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Kosovo Reported Quiet After 4 Days of Clashes". The New York Times. 29 December 1998. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "Europe | Serb policeman killed in Kosovo". BBC News. 21 December 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2012.