Draft:Beteja e Jeshkovës

The Battle of Jeshkovo (Serbian: Битка на Јешкову, Romanized: Bitka na Ješkovu; Albanian: Beteja e Jeshkovës) was fought during the Kosovo War between the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and the FR Yugoslav Forces. It was fought in Jeshkovo, in the District of Prizren on 11 March 1999.

Battle of Jeshkovo
Part of Kosovo War
Date 11 March 1999 Location Jeshkovo, Kosovo Result KLA victory Withdrawal of VJ
Belligerents
Kosovo Liberation Army	Yugoslav Army
Commanders and leaders
Ekrem Rexha Nehat Basha Skënder Mehmet Latifi †	Božidar Delić Stojan Konjikovac
Units involved
125th Brigade	549th Motorized Brigade
Strength
40 men	3,500 men 270 armored vehicles 20 tanks
Casualties and losses
21 killed	250 killed 350 wounded

KLA insurgents managed to keep Jeshkovo from the Yugoslav Army. Albanians claimed that the Yugoslav Army retreated due to heavy losses.

Dead KLA soldiers

In the battle of Jeshkovo, 9 KLA soldiers were killed. The names of the dead KLA soldiers are: Hysen Rexhepi, Bashkim Suka, Hajdar Shala, Ymredin Çengaj, Alajdin, Xhezairi, Hamit Thaqi, Tahir Gashi, Skënder Latifi, and Feriz Susuri.

Missing KLA soldiers

In this battle, 13 soldiers of the KLA disappeared, their fate is unknown. They are: Besnik Kastrati, Rexhep Buduri, Ymer Shala, Nuredin Shala, Musli Gashi, Bajram Shala, Lulzim Shala, Femi Shala, Hylmi Shala, Shemsedin Shala, Bali Avdaj, Liman Shala, Shahadin Shala.

Other

• Kosovo War