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The Battle of Oraovica (Serbian: Bitka na Oraovica) was a conflict between the army and police of FR Yugoslavia and the Albanian militant group Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac (UÇPMB) during the 1999-2001 insurgency in the Preševo Valley.
Battle
The village of Oraovica was under the control of UÇPMB. On 14 May Yugoslav forces launched an attack on the UÇPMB stronghold in this Albanian-populated place near the border with Kosovo. Fighting began on 13 May at 6:10 a.m by an attack on Yugoslav forces. At 7:00 a.m, Albanian men attacked Serbian police and army again and fired three rocket towards the village. More incidents happened during the day until 8:00 p.m. On 14 May, Serbian forces captured Oraovica after the UÇPMB attacked them at 2:15 p.m.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Yugoslavia: Troops Win Tactical Victory In Presevo Valley". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 16 May 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
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