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Battle of Oraovica
Part of the Insurgency in the Preševo Valley
Date13–14 May 2001
Location
Result Yugoslav victory
Territorial
changes
Yugoslav forces regain control over Oraovica
Belligerents
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac
Commanders and leaders
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ninoslav Krstić
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Radosavljević
Mustafa Shaqiri
Units involved
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 211st Tank Brigade
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 78th Motorized Brigade
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 63rd Parachute Brigade
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 72nd Brigade for Special Operations
Serbia Police of Serbia
111th Brigade
113th Brigade
115th Brigade
Casualties and losses
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia None[1] 2 killed (UÇPMB claim)[1]
8 wounded
14-20 killed
80 POWs
(Yugoslav claim)

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. ^ a b c "Yugoslavia: Troops Win Tactical Victory In Presevo Valley". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 16 May 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2018.