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Attack on Orahovac
Part of the Kosovo War
Date17–20 July 1998
(3 days)
Location
Orahovac, Kosovo, FR Yugoslavia
Result Yugoslav victory
Belligerents
Kosovo Liberation Army Attack on Orahovac FR Yugoslavia
Commanders and leaders
Agim Çela  Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Božidar Delić
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Stojan Konjikovac
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Veljko Radenović
Units involved

"Black Eagles" Unit

  • “121 Kumanovo” Brigade
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Prizren SUP
Strength
Unknown 500
Casualties and losses
8 KLA killed[1] 2 Yugoslav police killed
Aftermaths of the battle consisted of 79 executions of Albanian civilians, 5 Serb civilian deaths and 85 abductions of Serb civilians in which 40 got killed.

The attack on Orahovac was a 3-day long clash Between 17 and 20 July 1998 and was fought between the forces of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and the FR Yugoslavia. The KLA surrounded Serb villages intending to assert authority for the Kosovo Albanian provisional government through taking over a town and creating a corridor between KLA hotbed in Drenica and the Albanian border region. 8 KLA fighters and two Yugoslav police officers were killed, as well as five Serb civilians during the attack, while 85 Serb civilians were abducted by the KLA, 40 of whom are presumed to have been murdered. During the takeover of the town by Serbian special police, 79 Albanians civilians were executed.

  1. ^ "Thaçi: Beteja e Rahovecit ndër betejat më të mëdha të UÇK-së". Kallxo. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

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