Gajre Ambush (Kosovo War)
The Gajre ambush was an incident that occurred on February 28, 1999, when members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) ambushed a MUP convoy in Gajre.
Gajre Ambush | |||||||
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Part of Kosovo War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kosovo Liberation Army | FR Yugoslavia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | Bogoljub Staletović † | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
116th Brigade | MUP | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None |
1 killed 4 wounded |
Background
[edit]On February 27, 1999, Riza Kika, chief of the security service at the limestone factory in Kaçanik, was abducted by members of the KLA and taken to Gajre.[1]
Ambush
[edit]On February 28, 1999, Bogoljub Staletović and his MUP unit were sent to rescue Riza Kika. While en route, they were ambushed by a KLA unit using mortars, machine guns, and rocket launchers.[2][3] Staletović was killed instantly, and four of his men were severely wounded.[4][5]
Aftermath
[edit]After the initial ambush, the Associated Press, which was on the scene, reported that angry Serb policemen claimed the MUP unit was ambushed while responding to a "bogus" anonymous telephone call about Serbs being kidnapped in the area.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "020502IT". www.icty.org. p. 4170. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ "KLA killing". members.tripod.com. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ a b Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene Register-Guard.
- ^ Archives, L. A. Times (1999-03-01). "Kosovo Rebels Kill 1, Injure 4 in Ambush". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ "Archive for the month of January 1999 | planken.org". planken.org. Retrieved 2024-07-01.