Battle of Lođa

Battle of Lođa
Part of the Kosovo War
DateFirst Battle: 6–17 July 1998
Second Battle: 10–17 August 1998
Location
Logjë, near Pejë, FR Yugoslavia
Result

First Battle: KLA and FARK victory

Second Battle: KLA And FARK tactical retreat [1]
Belligerents
KLA
Albania FARK		 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia
Commanders and leaders

Tahir Zemaj
Sali Çekaj

Shaban Shala [2]		 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nebojša Pavković
Casualties and losses
2 killed[3] Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 12 killed[4]
(KLA claim)
2 civilians killed, 25 wounded[5]

The Battle of Lođa (Serbian: Boj na Lođi, Serbian Cyrillic: Бој на лођи, Albanian: Beteja e Logjës) was fought during the Kosovo War in the village of Logjë first on 6-12 July 1998[6] and again later on 10-17 August 1998.[7][8] between the Yugoslav Army against the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosova (FARK).[9] The first battle was an operation launched to counterattack the Albanian rebels after two Yugoslav policemen patrolling the area had been killed.[8] The first battle ended in an KLA victory,[6] while the second operation ended in a Yugoslav victory.[8][5] All of village's 284 houses and mosque were destroyed by Serbian Police with bulldozers.[10]

References

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  1. ^ McAllester, Matthew (November 2003). Beyond the Mountains of the Damned: The War Inside Kosovo. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-5661-4.
  2. ^ Keshtu foli Tahir Zemaj Fq.54
  3. ^ "West Corner of Kosovo tense after village battle". reliefweb. 12 July 1998. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Beteja e Loxhës – Defensiva e parë e ushtrisë serbe". mekulipress. 17 August 1998. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Refugees In Kosovo Are in Peril". The New York Times. 17 August 1998. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  6. ^ a b "West Corner of Kosovo tense after village battle - Serbia". ReliefWeb. 12 July 1998. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  7. ^ "Serbian artillery pounds ethnic Albanian villages in Kosovo - Albania". ReliefWeb. 10 August 1998. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  8. ^ a b c "Serbia: Kosovo fighting dies out after rebel loss | ReliefWeb". Reliefweb.int. 1998-08-17. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  9. ^ "Kosovo PM: Solve Post-War Political Murders". Balkan Insight. 7 July 2015.
  10. ^ 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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