The Battle of Lođa (Serbian: Boj na Lođi, Serbian Cyrillic: Бој на лођи, Albanian: Beteja e Loxhës) was fought during the Kosovo War in the village of Lođa first on 6-12 July 1998[4] and again later on 10-17 August 1998.[5][6] between the Yugoslav Army against the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosova (FARK).[7] The first battle was an operation launched to counterattack the Albanian rebels after two Yugoslav policemen patrolling the area had been killed.[6] The first battle ended in an KLA victory,[4] while the second operation ended in a Yugoslav victory.[6][3] All of village's 284 houses and mosque were destroyed by Serbian Police with bulldozers.[8]
References
- ^ "West Corner of Kosovo tense after village battle". reliefweb. 12 July 1998. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Beteja e Loxhës – Defensiva e parë e ushtrisë serbe". mekulipress. 17 August 1998. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Refugees In Kosovo Are in Peril". The New York Times. 17 August 1998. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ a b "West Corner of Kosovo tense after village battle - Serbia". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ "Serbian artillery pounds ethnic Albanian villages in Kosovo - Albania". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ a b c "Serbia: Kosovo fighting dies out after rebel loss | ReliefWeb". Reliefweb.int. 1998-08-17. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
- ^ "Kosovo PM: Solve Post-War Political Murders". Balkan Insight. 7 July 2015.
- ^ Human Rights Watch (Organization) (2001). Under Orders: War Crimes in Kosovo. Human Rights Watch. pp. 542–. ISBN 978-1-56432-264-7.