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 Duhël, 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]
| Ambush near Suva Reka | |||||||
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| Part of the Kosovo War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kosovo Liberation Army |
 Serbian police | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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3 wounded |
3 killed 4 wounded | ||||||
| 2 civilians seriously wounded | |||||||
Background
editThe result of the ambush was due to Yugoslav troops shelling the village of Sllapuzhan.[6]
Incident
editOn 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
editThe KLA followed up the ambush with another attack on a Serbian police patrol near the village of Slivovë, killing one police officer. The village of Reçak served as the staging area for these ambushes, resulting in a significant buildup of Yugoslav Army forces and subsequent massacre on the village.[5]
References
edit- ^ "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.