Attack on Prekaz (early 1998)

First attack on Prekaz
	Part of Insurgency in Kosovo (1995–1998)
	; Hamëz Jashari in an interview after the attack.
Date	January 22 1998
Location	Prekaz
Result	KLA Victory Yugoslav forces forced to retreat to a nearby ammunition factory;
Belligerents
Kosovo Liberation Army	Yugoslavia
Commanders and leaders
Adem Jashari; Hamëz Jashari; Shaban Jashari	Unknown
Strength
Around 7 men	6 men and one truck
Casualties and losses
	2 Albanian Civilians wounded

The First attack on Prekaz was an encirclement of the Jashari family house on January 22, 1998, by the Serbian police. Their goal was to capture or kill Adem Jashari and his brother because of the attacks on the Serbian police throughout the Insurgency in Kosovo (1995-1998).^[1]^[2]^[3]

^ Clark, Howard (2000). Civil Resistance in Kosovo. Pluto Press. ISBN 978-0-7453-1569-0.
^ Abrahams, Fred; Andersen, Elizabeth (1998). Humanitarian Law Violations in Kosovo. Human Rights Watch. ISBN 978-1-56432-194-7.
^ Boyes, Roger; Jagger, Suzy (2018-02-15). New State, Modern Statesman: Hashim Thaçi – A Biography. Biteback Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78590-330-4.

[1] Clark, Howard (2000). Civil Resistance in Kosovo. Pluto Press. ISBN 978-0-7453-1569-0.

[2] Abrahams, Fred; Andersen, Elizabeth (1998). Humanitarian Law Violations in Kosovo. Human Rights Watch. ISBN 978-1-56432-194-7.

[3] Boyes, Roger; Jagger, Suzy (2018-02-15). New State, Modern Statesman: Hashim Thaçi – A Biography. Biteback Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78590-330-4.

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Attack on Prekaz (early 1998)

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