(1970-09-25) 25 September 1970 (age 53) Açarevë, SAP Kosovo, SFR Yugoslavia
Military service
Allegiance
Kosovo
Branch/service
Kosovo Liberation Army Kosovo Protection Corps Kosovo Security Force
Years of service
1991–1999, 1999–2009, 2009–2011
Rank
Commander (KLA, 1998)
General Commander (KLA, 1998–1999)
Deputy Commander (KPC, 1999–2006)
Wars and battles
Kosovo War (1998–99)
Sylejman Selimi (born September 25, 1970) is the former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army, who was convicted of war crimes for the torture and inhuman treatment of prisoners at the Likovac detention center during the Kosovo War.[1] After the war, he served as Security Force of the Republic of Kosovo;[2][3][4][5] he left this position in 2011 and became the ambassador to Albania.[6]
^Radovanovic, Milica (12 October 2020). "'A Hero Returns': How Freed War Criminals are Glorified in Kosovo". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
^"Kosovo security forces to become operative" Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine b92.net 20 January 2009 Link retrieved 21-01-09
^"Lt. Gen. Selimi appointed as Chief of Staff of Kosovo army" Archived 2009-03-07 at the Wayback Machine newkosovoareport.com 20 December 2009 Link accessed 21-01-09
^"Kosovo's security force launched" news.bbc.co.uk 21 January 2009 Link Retrieved 21-01-09
^" Kosovo's new armed forces take control of security " iht.com 21 January 2009 21-01-09
^"Ambassador Christopher Dell Remarks at the Kosovo Security Force Change of Command in Pristina". Embassy of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo. 22 November 2011. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
SylejmanSelimi (born September 25, 1970) is the former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army, who was convicted of war crimes for the torture and inhuman...
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widely considered heroes. In 2017, ten members of the KLA, including SylejmanSelimi who was ex-head of the Kosovo Security Force and later ambassador to...
establishment of the KSF. The first KSF Commander was Lieutenant-General SylejmanSelimi. Other officers who took their oath were Lieutenant-General Bashkim...
organisation in 2006 to become Prime Minister of Kosovo. Lieutenant General SylejmanSelimi, a former KLA military leader, was the replacement commander for Çeku...
moral and financial support among the Albanian diaspora. KLA Commander SylejmanSelimi insisted: There is de facto Albanian nation. The tragedy is that European...
KLA's goal was the unification of all Albanian-inhabited lands. Sulejman Selimi, a General Commander of KLA in 1998–1999, said: There is de facto Albanian...
Albanian Military Commander in WW2, fought in the battle of Novi Pazar. SylejmanSelimi, Former KLA, KPC and KSF Commander, ambassador of Albania. Fadil Nura...
Jashari Hasan Prishtina, political leader of Albanian National Movement SylejmanSelimi, comrade of Jashari Shote Galica, Kachak leader Përparim Hetemaj, footballer...
contact with Kosovo Liberation Army commander Adem Jashari, Rexhep Selimi and SylejmanSelimi, Abedin Rexha and Fehmi Lladrovci. He has maintained contacts...
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Wayback Machine b92.net 20 January 2009 Link retrieved 21-01-09 "Lt. Gen. Selimi appointed as Chief of Staff of Kosovo army" Archived 2009-03-07 at the Wayback...
Global Information
Kosovo