Battle_of_Lođa

Battle of Lođa

Battle of Lođa

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The Battle of Lođa (Serbian: Boj na Lođi, Serbian Cyrillic: Бој на лођи, Albanian: Beteja e Loxhës) was fought during the Kosovo War in the village of Lođa first on 6-12 July 1998[4] and again later on 10-17 August 1998.[5][6] between the Yugoslav Army against the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosova (FARK).[7] The first battle was an operation launched to counterattack the Albanian rebels after two Yugoslav policemen patrolling the area had been killed.[6] The first battle ended in an KLA victory,[4] while the second operation ended in a Yugoslav victory.[6][3] All of village's 284 houses and mosque were destroyed by Serbian Police with bulldozers.[8]

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    Human Rights Watch (Organization) (2001). Under Orders: War Crimes in Kosovo. Human Rights Watch. pp. 542–. ISBN 978-1-56432-264-7.
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