Timeline of the
insurgency in the Preševo Valley
The insurgency in the Preševo Valley was an approximately two year-long armed conflict between 1999 and 2001, between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the ethnic Albanian separatists of the Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Buj ...
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Abbreviations:
;Combatants
*UÇPMB-
Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac
The Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac (LAPMB; , UÇPMB; , OVPMB) was an Albanian militant insurgent group fighting for separation from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for three municipalities: Preševo, Medveđa, and Bujanov ...
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*VJ-
Yugoslav Army
*
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO ; , OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental Transnationalism, transnational military alliance of 32 Member states of NATO, member s ...
-North Atlantic treaty organization
*
KFOR KFOR may refer to:
* KFOR (AM), a radio station (1240 AM) licensed to Lincoln, Nebraska, United States,
* KFOR-TV, a television station (channel 4 analog/27 digital) licensed to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States,
* KFOR-TV (Nebraska), a defun ...
-Kosovo Force (NATO)
Insurgency
1999
*June: Due to the FRY's inability to use any heavy weapons against the UÇPMB, the group expanded and occupied all villages related to Sectors B and C east.
*21 November: 2 Serbian police officers are killed by a land mine placed by UÇPMB.
*21 November:
Attack at Prepolac.
ANA victory. 3 officers killed after an attack on a police checkpoint.
2000
*16 January:
Pasjane Killings. 3 Serbian civilians killed by UÇPMB.
*4 March:
Battle of Dobrosin. UÇPMB victory. UÇPMB capture Dobrosin.
*July – 27 November:
Clashes around Bujanovac. UÇPMB victory. UÇPMB captures all villages near Bujanovac besides Lučane. KFOR blocks the roads to Dobrosin stopping further conflicts in the area.
*21–27 November: Attacks near Dobrosin. UÇPMB victory. Serbian forces withdraw from the Ground Safety Zone. 7 Serbian troops killed.
*21 November: . UÇPMB victory. 7 Yugoslav troops killed and 5 injured. UÇPMB captures
Lučane.
*November: 4 Serbian soldiers killed and many more injured during fighting with UÇPMB.
*25 December: Skirmish on Saint Ilija Mountain. MUP victory. MUP capture UÇPMB stronghold in Saint Ilija Mountain.
*30–31 December: 6 Serbian civilians are kidnapped on the Gjilan-Preševo road. Later released.
2001
*24–28 January
Battle of Šušaja. UÇPMB victory. UÇPMB captures Šušaja.
*14 March: Start of Operation Return (2001).
*13–14 May:
Battle of Oraovica
The Battle of Oraovica (Serbian: ''Bitka na Oraovica'') was a conflict between the army and police of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Albanian militant group Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac (UÇPMB) during the 19 ...
. Serbian victory. Serbian troops recapture Oraovica.
*24 May: UÇPMB commander
Ridvan Qazimi killed in a clash against Serbian forces near the Guri Gat mountain above Bujanovac.
*1 June: End of Operation Return (2001). Serbian victory. Končulj agreement. Serbian forces capture the GSZ and UÇPMB is disbanded.
Aftermath
2001
*August 3rd: Albanian gunman kills 2 Serbian police officers and injures 2 others.The gunman was never caught, but the
Albanian National Army
The Albanian National Army (ANA; , AKSh) is an ethnic Albanians, Albanian paramilitary organization which operates in North Macedonia, Serbia and Kosovo. The group opposes the Ohrid Agreement (2001), Ohrid Framework Agreement which ended the 20 ...
claimed responsibility over the incident.
References
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