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| casualties1 = [[File:Coat of arms of the Kosovo Liberation Army.svg|22px]] 9 captured (later released)<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=20 April 2000 |title=KOSOVO POLITICAL/DIPLOMATIC/MILITARY CHRONOLOGY |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199900/cmselect/cmfaff/28/9111807.htm}}</ref>
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The '''Ambush near Kosovska Mitrovica''' ([[Serbian language|Serbian]]: ''Zaseda kod Kosovske Mitrovice'') was an incident that occurred on 8 January 1999, when members of the [[Kosovo Liberation Army]] (KLA) ambushed a [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Serbia)|Yugoslav Interior Ministry]] convoy carrying rations to troops stationed in a field near [[Kosovska Mitrovica]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=9 January 1999 |title=Kosovo rebels kill 3 Serbs |pages=1 |work=[[The Associated Press]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1893&dat=19990109&id=7M0wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=09wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1170,1331353}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=9 January 1999 |title=KOSOVO REBELS KILL 3 SERB POLICE, SEIZE 8 SOLDIERS IN AMBUSHES |page=6 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-01-09-9901090267-story.html?adlt=strict&toWww=1&redig=DA8DE5646EB7461F916EC39A41645459}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=9 January 1999 |title=Serb forces gear up after rebels kill 3 officers, seize 8 soldiers |page=6 |newspaper=[[Deseret News]] |agency=[[The Associated Press]] |url=https://www.deseret.com/1999/1/9/19425868/serb-forces-gear-up-after-rebels-kill-3-officers-seize-8-soldiers?adlt=strict&toWww=1&redig=7D05CE7295DF4A78A93A22E8172065A3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=R. Jeffrey |date=1999-01-28 |title=SERBS TRIED TO COVER UP MASSACRE |language=en-US |work=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/01/28/serbs-tried-to-cover-up-massacre/7f77c7e7-7a87-472e-b177-f679a76a2454/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Later that evening, two columns of Yugoslav troops, accompanied with at least fifty tanks, set off in the direction of Kosovska Mitrovica.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN - Yugoslav army moves tanks into Kosovo villages - January 9, 1999 |url=http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9901/09/kosovo.02/ |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=www.cnn.com}}</ref> The Yugoslav troops told journalists that they were heading toward the area where the captive troops were thought to be held.<ref name=":0" />{{Campaignbox Kosovo War}}
The '''Ambush near Kosovska Mitrovica''' ([[Serbian language|Serbian]]: ''Zaseda kod Kosovske Mitrovice'') was an incident that occurred on 8 January 1999, when members of the [[Kosovo Liberation Army]] (KLA) ambushed a [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Serbia)|Yugoslav Interior Ministry]] convoy carrying rations to troops stationed in a field near [[Kosovska Mitrovica]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=9 January 1999 |title=Kosovo rebels kill 3 Serbs |pages=1 |work=[[The Associated Press]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1893&dat=19990109&id=7M0wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=09wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1170,1331353}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=9 January 1999 |title=KOSOVO REBELS KILL 3 SERB POLICE, SEIZE 8 SOLDIERS IN AMBUSHES |page=6 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-01-09-9901090267-story.html?adlt=strict&toWww=1&redig=DA8DE5646EB7461F916EC39A41645459}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=9 January 1999 |title=Serb forces gear up after rebels kill 3 officers, seize 8 soldiers |page=6 |newspaper=[[Deseret News]] |agency=[[The Associated Press]] |url=https://www.deseret.com/1999/1/9/19425868/serb-forces-gear-up-after-rebels-kill-3-officers-seize-8-soldiers?adlt=strict&toWww=1&redig=7D05CE7295DF4A78A93A22E8172065A3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=R. Jeffrey |date=1999-01-28 |title=SERBS TRIED TO COVER UP MASSACRE |language=en-US |work=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/01/28/serbs-tried-to-cover-up-massacre/7f77c7e7-7a87-472e-b177-f679a76a2454/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Later that evening, two columns of Yugoslav troops, accompanied with at least fifty tanks, set off in the direction of Kosovska Mitrovica.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN - Yugoslav army moves tanks into Kosovo villages - January 9, 1999 |url=http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9901/09/kosovo.02/ |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=www.cnn.com}}</ref> The Yugoslav troops told journalists that they were heading toward the area where the captive troops were thought to be held.<ref name=":0" />{{Campaignbox Kosovo War}}

Revision as of 19:15, 17 December 2023

Ambush near Kosovska Mitrovica
Part of the Kosovo War
File:Ethnic Albanians fleeing Slapuzani after shelling from Yugoslav forces.png
Ethnic Albanians fleeing Slapužane to escape clashes after shelling from Yugoslav forces.
Date8 January 1999
Location
Kosovska Mitrovica, FR Yugoslavia
Result KLA victory
Belligerents
Kosovo Liberation Army Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Units involved
141st Brigade “Mehë Uka” Yugoslav Army
Casualties and losses
9 captured (later released)[1] 3 killed
1 wounded[2]
8 captured (later released)[1]


The Ambush near Kosovska Mitrovica (Serbian: Zaseda kod Kosovske Mitrovice) was an incident that occurred on 8 January 1999, when members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) ambushed a Yugoslav Interior Ministry convoy carrying rations to troops stationed in a field near Kosovska Mitrovica.[3][4][5][6] Later that evening, two columns of Yugoslav troops, accompanied with at least fifty tanks, set off in the direction of Kosovska Mitrovica.[4][7] The Yugoslav troops told journalists that they were heading toward the area where the captive troops were thought to be held.[4]

Background

The pretext for the ambush was the shelling the village of Slapužane by Yugoslav troops.[3][4][5]

Incident

On 8 January, soldiers of the Kosovo Liberation Army attacked and ambushed a Yugoslav convoy heading for Kosovska Mitrovica. The KLA killed three Serb policemen, wounded one,[2] and captured eight other policemen.[3][4][5][8][9] The Yugoslav army captured nine soldiers of the KLA.[1]

Aftermath

Talks between the Serbs and the KLA on the release of the captured soldiers were conducted in the village of Stari Trg. The ambush led to renewed fighting in the Podujevo area.[8] The KLA followed up the ambush with another attack on a Serbian police patrol near the village of Slivovo, killing one police officer.[2] 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.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "KOSOVO POLITICAL/DIPLOMATIC/MILITARY CHRONOLOGY". 20 April 2000.
  2. ^ a b c "A WEEK OF TERROR IN DRENICA". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  3. ^ a b c "Kosovo rebels kill 3 Serbs". The Associated Press. 9 January 1999. p. 1.
  4. ^ a b c d e "KOSOVO REBELS KILL 3 SERB POLICE, SEIZE 8 SOLDIERS IN AMBUSHES". Chicago Tribune. 9 January 1999. p. 6.
  5. ^ a b c "Serb forces gear up after rebels kill 3 officers, seize 8 soldiers". Deseret News. The Associated Press. 9 January 1999. p. 6.
  6. ^ Smith, R. Jeffrey (1999-01-28). "SERBS TRIED TO COVER UP MASSACRE". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  7. ^ "CNN - Yugoslav army moves tanks into Kosovo villages - January 9, 1999". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  8. ^ a b "USAID/OFDA Kosovo Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Update January 11, 1999 - Albania | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 1999-01-11. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  9. ^ Bird, By Chris (1999-01-09). "Rebel killings put Kosovo truce at risk". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  10. ^ 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.
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