27 killed400 surrendered to KFOR 18 killed68 wounded | Period 1999 – 1 June 2001 | |
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1,600 separatists 3,500 soldiers and policemen 100 JSO members Similar Yugoslav Wars, 2001 insurgency in the Re, Battle of Borovo Selo, Operation Swath‑10, Ten‑Day War | ||
Insurgency in the pre evo valley men of war red rising mod
The Insurgency in the Preševo Valley was an armed conflict between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the ethnic Albanian separatists of the Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac (UÇPMB). There were instances during the conflict in which the Yugoslav government requested KFOR support in suppressing UÇPMB attacks since they could only use lightly armed military forces as part of the Kumanovo Treaty that ended the Kosovo War, which created a buffer zone so that the bulk of Yugoslav armed forces could not enter.
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- Insurgency in the pre evo valley men of war red rising mod
- Insurgency in the pre evo valley
- Background
- Yugoslav
- UPMB
- Other casualties
- References
The Yugoslav president, Vojislav Koštunica, often warned that fresh fighting would erupt if KFOR units did not act to prevent the attacks coming from the UÇPMB.
Insurgency in the pre evo valley
Background
The Kosovo War was a parallel conflict between the Yugoslav Army and the Kosovo Liberation Army. It began in February 1998 and ended on 10 June 1999 when the Kumanovo Treaty was signed. According to the treaty, KFOR troops, supervised by the United Nations, would enter as a peacekeeping force, while Yugoslav military forces were to withdraw. It was agreed that the KLA would disband by 19 September 1999. The Preševo valley conflict erupted in June 1999.
Yugoslav
During the conflict, 18 members of the Yugoslav security forces were killed and 68 were wounded. Eight civilians were also killed. Some of the deaths were caused by mines.
UÇPMB
In 2013, UÇPMB veterans erected a memorial with the names of 27 insurgents who were killed in the conflict. A further 400 were reported to have surrendered to KFOR. Seven ethnic Albanian civilians were also killed.
Other casualties
Two United Nations observers were wounded, according to reports.