Ambush near Suva Reka
Ambush near Suva Reka | |||||||
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Part of the Kosovo War | |||||||
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Kosovo Liberation Army | Serbian police | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 wounded | 3 killed 4 wounded | ||||||
2 civilians seriously wounded |
The Ambush near Suva Reka (Serbian: Zaseda kod Suve Reke) was an incident that occurred during the Kosovo War when members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) ambushed a MUP convoy,[1] killing three Serbian policemen near the village of Dulje, close to Suva Reka.[2][3][4][5][6] The three Serbian policemen were blown up by a rocket-propelled grenade that exploded on impact with their squad car.[2][6]
Background
The result of the ambush was due to Yugoslav troops shelling the village of Slapuzani.[6]
Incident
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- Likošane and Ćirez
- Prekaz
Wartime events
- UNSCR 1160
- Albanian–Yugoslav border ambush
- Lapušnik prison camp
- Belaćevac Mine
- Ljubenić mass graves
- Lođa
- 1st Albanian–Yugoslav border
- Klečka killings
- Orahovac
- Junik
- Lake Radonjić massacre
- Glodjane
- UNSCR 1199
- Gornje Obrinje massacre
- UNSCR 1203
- UNSCR 1207
- 2nd Albanian–Yugoslav border
- 3rd Albanian–Yugoslav border
- Panda Bar massacre
- Podujevo
- Ambush near Suva Reka
- Račak massacre
- Allied Force
- F-117A shoot-down
- Novi Sad blitz
- Bela Crkva massacre
- Krusha massacres
- Suva Reka massacre
- Izbica massacre
- Drenica massacres
- 4th Albanian-Yugoslav border
- Battle of Košare
- Battle of Paštrik
- Grdelica
- Gjakova
- Meja ambush
- RTS headquarters
- Meja
- Yugoslav Ministry of Defence
- Lužane bus bombing
- Varvarin bridge bombing
- Vushtrri massacre
- Niš cluster bombing
- Chinese embassy
- Koriša bombing
- Ćuška massacre
Aftermath
Aspects
- War crimes
- Mass graves: Batajnica mass graves, Rudnica mass grave, Ugljare mass grave, Mališevo mass grave
- Destruction of heritage (Albanian · Serbian)
On 8 January 1999, the KLA led an ambush of a convoy of Yugoslav troops. In the incident, 4 policemen and 2 civilians were seriously wounded after a fierce firefight.[6]
Aftermath
The KLA followed up the ambush with another attack on a Serbian police patrol near the village of Slivovo, killing one police officer. The village of Račak served as the staging area for these ambushes, resulting in a significant build up of Yugoslav Army forces and subsequent massacre on the village.[5]
References
- ^ "House of Commons - Foreign Affairs - Minutes of Evidence". parliament.uk.
- ^ a b "Kosovo grenade ambush kills Serb policemen". Irish Independent.
- ^ "USAID/OFDA Kosovo Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Update January 11, 1999 - Albania | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. January 11, 1999.
- ^ "OHR BiH TV News Summary, 8 January 1999". Office of the High Representative.
- ^ a b Aertsen, Ivo; Arsovska, Jane; Vanspauwen, Kris; Valiñas, Marta; Rohne, Holger (2013). Restoring Justice After Large-scale Violent Conflicts - Kosovo, DR Congo and the Israeli-Palestinian Case. Willian Publishing. pp. 90–91. ISBN 978-1-84392-302-2.
- ^ a b c d "Kosovo rebels kill 3 Serbs". The Associated Press. 9 January 1999. p. 1.