Ambush near Suva Reka

1999 military action

Ambush near Suva Reka

Part of the Kosovo War
| Date| 8 January 1999

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Location|

Suva Reka, FR Yugoslavia

Result|  KLA victory
Belligerents
Kosovo Liberation Army|  Serbian police
Casualties and losses
3 wounded|  3 killed
4 wounded
2 civilians seriously wounded

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 Dulje, 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]

## Background[edit]

The result of the ambush was due to Yugoslav troops shelling the village of Slapuzani.[6]

## Incident[edit]

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Kosovo War

Prelude

* Likošane and Ćirez
* Prekaz

Wartime events

* UNSCR 1160
* Albanian–Yugoslav border ambush
* Lapušnik prison camp
* Belaćevac Mine
* Ljubenić mass graves
* Lođa
* 1st Albanian–Yugoslav border
* Klečka killings
* Orahovac
* Junik
* Lake Radonjić massacre
* Glodjane
* UNSCR 1199
* Gornje Obrinje massacre
* UNSCR 1203
* UNSCR 1207
* 2nd Albanian–Yugoslav border
* 3rd Albanian–Yugoslav border
* Panda Bar massacre
* Podujevo
* Ambush near Suva Reka
* Račak massacre
* Allied Force
* F-117A shoot-down
* Novi Sad blitz
* Bela Crkva massacre
* Krusha massacres
* Suva Reka massacre
* Izbica massacre
* Drenica massacres
* 4th Albanian-Yugoslav border
* Battle of Košare
* Battle of Paštrik
* Grdelica
* Gjakova
* Meja ambush
* RTS headquarters
* Meja
* Yugoslav Ministry of Defence
* Lužane bus bombing
* Varvarin bridge bombing
* Vushtrri massacre
* Niš cluster bombing
* Chinese embassy
* Koriša bombing
* Ćuška massacre

Aftermath

* Pristina airport
* Prizren
* Staro Gracko massacre
* Gnjilane killings
* 2000 unrest

Aspects

* War crimes
* Mass graves: Batajnica mass graves, Rudnica mass grave, Ugljare mass grave, Mališevo mass grave
* Destruction of heritage (Albanian · Serbian)

On 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[edit]

The KLA followed up the ambush with another attack on a Serbian police patrol near the village of Slivovo, killing one police officer. The village of Račak served as the staging area for these ambushes, resulting in a significant build up of Yugoslav Army forces and subsequent massacre on the village.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "House of Commons - Foreign Affairs - Minutes of Evidence". parliament.uk.
2. ^ a b "Kosovo grenade ambush kills Serb policemen". Irish Independent.
3. ^ "USAID/OFDA Kosovo Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Update January 11, 1999 - Albania | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. January 11, 1999.
4. ^ "OHR BiH TV News Summary, 8 January 1999". Office of the High Representative.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ a b c d "Kosovo rebels kill 3 Serbs". The Associated Press. 9 January 1999. p. 1.

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