Battle of Glanasela
| Battle of Glanasela | |||||||
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| Part of the Kosovo War and Central Drenica offensive | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kosovo Liberation Army |
 Yugoslavia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Fehmi Lladrovci † Xhevë Krasniqi Lladrovci † Avni Dibrani † Sadullah Dibrani † Hamit Llardovci † Fatima Hetemi † Milaim Karaxha † Hazir Berisha (WIA) Rashit Llardovci (WIA) Shefqet Zeka † |
Sreten Lukić Vlastimir Đorđević Nebojša Pavković | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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114th Brigade |
Yugoslav Army.svg){kind=small} Serbian PoliceFile:Полиција Србије 1995 Значка.jpg MUP | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Hundreds, Unknown number of artillery and around 100 tanks(KLA claim)[2][3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
 Many killed[4] | Unknown, 1 Tank | ||||||
 45 Albanian civilians killed [5] | |||||||
The Battle of Glanasela took place on 22 September 1998, during the Kosovo War in the Drenica region of Kosovo. It was part of a larger offensive by Yugoslav forces to secure strategic positions in the region. The battle resulted in a victory for Yugoslav forces, who were able to regain control of the area.
Background
In 1998, the KLA had been actively fighting Yugoslav and Serbian forces in the Drenica region. The area held strategic importance, and both sides engaged in numerous skirmishes and battles. The Battle of Glanasela was a continuation of these clashes, where Serbian forces launched a large-scale assault against KLA positions.
The Battle
On September 22, a combined military and police unit carried out an operation to dismantle Albanian forces in the area of the villages Staro Čikatovo and Gllanasellë, on Mount Čičavica. After searching the village of Čičavica, the unit continued towards Gllanasellë, but five kilometers from the target, they fell into an ambush. From a distance of 200 meters, fire was opened from the surrounding underbrush using anti-tank rocket launchers, targeting the armored convoy consisting of two T-55 tanks and an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) behind them. The first rocket hits a T-55 tank, penetrating the turret below the PK machine gun, breaching the armor, and killing the crew member, soldier Ivan Petković from the vicinity of Kruševac. The second rocket hits the IFV, tearing off its headlight, cutting through its entire left side, and severing the left side of an armored UAZ behind it. The third rocket flies beneath the tank. The convoy spreads out, with the IFV moving to the left and the tank to the right of the road. The firefight lasts for about fifteen minutes. The police enter the underbrush to the left of the road, approach well-hidden trenches, and engage in battle. However, after about ten minutes, they retreat with two wounded. In the damaged UAZ, there is a listening device, and the police hear that the Albanian militans are receiving orders to retreat. One of them decides to remain in the trench until the end. The police return to the trenches after mortar fire, eliminate the remaining Albanian militans, and secure the left flank of the convoy. At the same time, the right column of the unit is under sniper fire. Lieutenant "Pece" spots a female sniper in a black uniform, firing from a cave with a heavy 12.7mm sniper rifle. A precise burst hits her in the head. The operation continues, and the militans soon retreat deeper into the mountain. In the trenches, an anti-aircraft gun, a "Maljutka" anti-tank missile, "Armbrust" rocket containers, and 12.7mm sniper rifles are found.[1] [better source needed]
Aftermath
Despite strong resistance from the KLA fighters, Yugoslav forces succeeded in encircling the area. In the course of the conflict, Lladrovci reportedly destroyed a Yugoslav tank with a rocket-propelled grenade. However, the Yugoslav forces continued their offensive.[6] 1 KLA commander was killed, including Fehmi Lladrovci, a prominent KLA commander from the region, and his wife Xhevë Krasniqi-Lladrovci.
See also
- Kosovo War
- Kosovo Liberation Army
- Timeline of the Kosovo War
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tenkovi na Kosovu i Metohiji 98". www.srpskioklop.paluba.info.
- ↑ "Predsednik Veseli obavio je homaže na groblju Xhevë i Fehmi Lladrovci". kuvendikosoves.org.
- ↑ Grejqevci, Fatmir (September 22, 2024). "Xhevë Avdyl Krasniqi – Lladrovci (1.6.1955 – 22.9.1998)".
- ↑ "26 vjet nga rënia e Fehmi dhe Xhevë Lladrovcit". zeri.info. 22 September 2024.
- ↑ Krieger, Heike (12 July 2001). The Kosovo Conflict and International Law: An Analytical Documentation 1974-1999. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-80071-6. Search this book on
- ↑ "Sabit Lladrovci: Beteja ka zgjatë shtatë orë ku u vra Fehmi dhe Xhevë Lladrovci". Klan Kosova (in shqip). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
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