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Glogovac Attack

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Wegen dieser Anschläge wurde er im Juli 1997 in Abwesenheit zu zehn Jahren Gefängnis verurteilt. (German) On May 25th he and some comrades attacked the railway line near Glogovac, killing four Serbian police officers. In 1996, according to Serbian information, Thaci shot at a Serbian police car near Peje (Pec) and threw hand grenades into the Serbian army base in Vucitörn. He was sentenced in absentia to ten years in prison for these attacks in July 1997. (English)
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Wegen dieser Anschläge wurde er im Juli 1997 in Abwesenheit zu zehn Jahren Gefängnis verurteilt. (German) On May 25th he and some comrades attacked the railway line near Glogovac, killing four Serbian police officers. In 1996, according to Serbian information, Thaci shot at a Serbian police car near Peje (Pec) and threw hand grenades into the Serbian army base in Vucitörn. He was sentenced in absentia to ten years in prison for these attacks in July 1997. (English)
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Am 25. Mai überfiel er mit einigen Genossen die Eisenbahnlinie bei Glogovac, vier serbische Polizisten wurden dabei getötet. 1996 soll Thaci nach serbischen Angaben bei Peje (Pec) einen serbischen Polizeiwagen beschossen und Handgranaten in den serbischen Armeestützpunkt in Vucitrn geworfen haben.
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Am 25. Mai überfiel er mit einigen Genossen die Eisenbahnlinie bei Glogovac, vier serbische Polizisten wurden dabei getötet. 1996 soll Thaci nach serbischen Angaben bei Peje (Pec) einen serbischen Polizeiwagen beschossen und Handgranaten in den serbischen Armeestützpunkt in Vucitrn geworfen haben.
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The KLA initially engaged in low-intensity guerrilla warfare, targeting Serbian police and military forces in Kosovo. Over time, the organization gained support from the Kosovo Albanian diaspora and other sympathizers, which helped in securing funds, weapons, and volunteers.
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attack of a political nature was recorded at Glogovac in May 1993 , when a police car was fired on by concealed marksmen lying in ambush . Two policemen died and five others were wounded
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attack of a political nature was recorded at Glogovac in May 1993 , when a police car was fired on by concealed marksmen lying in ambush . Two policemen died and five others were wounded
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According to authors like Mijajlović, the KLA is reported to have killed 5 Serbian police officers and injured 2 during the attack. However, other sources, such as those from the
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Contrary to typically shallow information in the media, the KLA has been known to have operated in Kosovo as early as the attack on policemen in Glogovac in May 1993.
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Some journalists claim that a May 1993 attack in Glogovac that left five Serbian policemen dead and two wounded was the first attack carried out by the KLA.
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Some journalists claim that a May 1993 attack in Glogovac that left five Serbian policemen dead and two wounded was the first attack carried out by the KLA.
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condemned the attack as an act of terrorism. Hashim Thaçi, the leader of the KLA, was held responsible for the attack and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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and his associates. Concealed gunmen ambushed a police vehicle, resulting in the deaths and injuries of several Serbian policemen.
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Proceedings - Assembly of Western European Union: Actes Officiels - Assemblée de L'Union de L'europe Occidentale
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Proceedings - Assembly of Western European Union: Actes Officiels - Assemblée de L'Union de L'europe Occidentale
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on a wanted poster. He is charged with 10 years in prison due to terrorist attacks in
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Shooting Down the Stealth Fighter: Eyewitness Accounts from Those Who Were There
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under Yugoslav and Serbian rule. The KLA emerged during the
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In May 1993, a politically motivated attack took place in
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Mijajlovic, Mihajlo S.; Anicic, Djordje S. (2022-01-28).
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Kosovo Liberation Army: The Inside Story of an Insurgency
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Mijajlovic, Mihajlo S.; Anicic, Djordje S. (2022-01-28).
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Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia
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Hashim Thaçi
Glogovac
Glogovac
Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija
FR Yugoslavia
Kosovo Liberation Army
FR Yugoslavia
Serbian Police
Hashim Thaçi
Ilaz Kodra
Kosovo Liberation Army
Serbian police
Hashim Thaçi
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia
Kosovo Liberation Army
Kosovo's independence
Yugoslavia
Kosovo Albanians
crisis in Bosnia
Levizja Popullore e Kosovës
Glogovac
Kosovo Liberation Army
Hashim Thaçi
Serbian government
Western European Union
ZEITUNG
Shooting Down the Stealth Fighter: Eyewitness Accounts from Those Who Were There
ISBN
978-1-5267-8043-0

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