Battle of Lođa

Battle of Lođa
Part of Kosovo War
Date 6 July–17 August 1998 (1 month, 1 week and 4 days) Location Lođa, near Peć Result Yugoslav victory
Belligerents
KLA FARK	Yugoslav Forces
Commanders and leaders
Tahir Zemaj	Nebojša Pavković
Casualties and losses
2+ wounded[1]
2 civilians killed, 25 wounded[1]

The Battle of Lođa (Serbian: Бој на лођи/Boj na Lođi, Albanian: Beteja e Loxhes) was a battle between the FR Yugoslav army against the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosova (FARK),^[2] an operation launched to counterattack the Albanian rebels after two Yugoslav policemen patrolling the area had been killed.^[3] The four-week offensive^[1] ended in a Yugoslav victory.^[3] The village houses and mosque were destroyed.^[4]

References

1. "Refugees In Kosovo Are in Peril". The New York Times. 17 August 1998. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
2. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/pm-mustafa-government-to-urge-for-post-war-murder-cases. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "Serbia: Kosovo fighting dies out after rebel loss | ReliefWeb". Reliefweb.int. 1998-08-17. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
4. Human Rights Watch (Organization) (2001). Under Orders: War Crimes in Kosovo. Human Rights Watch. pp. 542–. ISBN 978-1-56432-264-7.