Battle of Lođa

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]

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

First Battle: KLA victory

Second Battle: Yugoslav victory
Belligerents
KLA
Albania FARK		 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia
Commanders and leaders
Tahir Zemaj
Sali Çekaj		 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nebojša Pavković
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Jokić †
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Kostić †
Casualties and losses
2 killed[1] Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 12 killed[2]
(KLA claim)
2 civilians killed, 25 wounded[3]

References
  1. "West Corner of Kosovo tense after village battle". reliefweb. 12 July 1998. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. "Beteja e Loxhës – Defensiva e parë e ushtrisë serbe". mekulipress. 17 August 1998. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. "Refugees In Kosovo Are in Peril". The New York Times. 17 August 1998. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  4. "West Corner of Kosovo tense after village battle - Serbia". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  5. "Serbian artillery pounds ethnic Albanian villages in Kosovo - Albania". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  6. "Serbia: Kosovo fighting dies out after rebel loss | ReliefWeb". Reliefweb.int. 1998-08-17. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  7. "Kosovo PM: Solve Post-War Political Murders".
  8. 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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