Battle of Lođa

Battle of Lođa
Part of Kosovo War
Date6 July–17 August 1998
(1 month, 1 week and 4 days)
LocationLođa, near Peć
Result Yugoslav Victory
Belligerents
KLA
FARK		 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslav Forces
Commanders and leaders
Tahir Zemaj Nebojša Pavković
Casualties and losses
2 civilians killed, 25 wounded[1]

The Battle of Lođa (Serbian: Бој на лођи/Boj na Lođi, Albanian: Beteja e Loxhes) was a battle between the FR Yugoslav army against the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosova (FARK),[2] an operation launched to counterattack the Albanian rebels after two Yugoslav policemen patrolling the area had been killed.[3] The four-week offensive[1] ended in a Yugoslav victory.[3] The village houses and mosque were destroyed.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Refugees In Kosovo Are in Peril". The New York Times. 17 August 1998. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  2. ↑ http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/pm-mustafa-government-to-urge-for-post-war-murder-cases. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 1 2 "Serbia: Kosovo fighting dies out after rebel loss | ReliefWeb". Reliefweb.int. 1998-08-17. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  4. ↑ Human Rights Watch (Organization) (2001). Under Orders: War Crimes in Kosovo. Human Rights Watch. pp. 542–. ISBN 978-1-56432-264-7.

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