Insurgency in the Preševo Valley
| Insurgency in the Preševo Valley | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac (LAPMB) |
 FR Yugoslavia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Muhamet Xhemajli Shefket Musliu Ridvan Qazimi "Lleshi" † |
Slobodan Milošević (1999-2000) Vojislav Koštunica (2000-2001) Ninoslav Krstić Goran Radosavljević Milorad Ulemek | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Few hundred militants |
1,000 soldiers 100 JSO members | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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30-40 guerillas killed (Serbian Claim) 5 guerillas killed (UCPMB Claim)[1] 45 surrendered to KFOR[1] |
15 policemen killed, 3 soldiers killed | ||||||
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6 civilians killed 37 civilians wounded[2][3][4][5] 2 United Nations observers wounded | |||||||
The insurgency in the Preševo Valley (1999–2001) was a struggle between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the local Albanian rebel organization, the Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac (UCPMB).[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Serbian forces push rebels out of Albanian village". USA Today. 2 July 2001. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ Yugoslav troops advance in buffer zone, brace for backlash from top rebel's death, Stars and Stripes, May 26, 2001
- ^ Number of Serbian soldiers in Presevo Valley during the conflict
- ^ UCPMB was officially a terrorist organization according to NATO and Serbian government
- ^ Detailed information about JSO activities in Presevo Valley during the conflict
- ^ Morton, Jeffrey S. (2004). Reflections on the Balkan Wars. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 57. ISBN 1-4039-6332-0.
External links
- Partos, Gabriel (2001-02-02). "Presevo valley tension". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2008-01-26.