| Central Drenica offensive | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Kosovo War and the Drenica massacres | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Kosovo Liberation Army |
 FR Yugoslavia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
|
Mujë Krasniqi Fehmi Lladrovci † Sylejman Selimi Ilaz Kodra[6] |
Slobodan Milosevic Vlastimir Đorđević Sreten Lukić Nebojša Pavković Stojan Konjikovac Frenki Simatović | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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114th brigade |
Yugoslav armed forces Yugoslav Police Special Operations Unit | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
|
Unknown |
Unknown number of soldiers backed-up by tanks and armored vehicles. | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
|
Many killed[7] |
14 killed 3 tanks destroyed 1 armored vehicle destroyed | ||||||||
 35 Kosovar-Albanian civilians killed | |||||||||
The Central Drenica offensive was an offensive undertaken by the Yugoslav army against the Kosovo Liberation Army in the villages of Likovac, Gornje Obrinje, Glanasela and other villages in the central area of the Drenica region. The offensive lasted between 22 and 26 September 1998.
- ^ a b c "A Week of Terror in Drenica: The Fighting at Gornje Obrinje". www.hrw.org.
- ^ "A Week of Terror in Drenica: The Response of the Yugoslav Authorities". www.hrw.org.
- ^ "BBC News | Europe | Serb offensive continues". news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Galović, Milan. "Albanska paravojska razbijena u 27 akcija". Politika Online.
- ^ a b "26 years since the publication of the report "Terror Week in Drenica"". KosovaPress.com.
- ^ "Ilaz Ismajl Kodra (3.5.1966 – 30.4.1999)". Radio Kosova e Lirë (in Albanian). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "26 vjet nga rënia e Fehmi dhe Xhevë Lladrovcit". zeri.info. 22 September 2024.