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== The massacre== == The massacre==
The ] was fought near Đakovica, Kosovo between the Yugoslav Army and the KLA. After the battle, approximately thirty Serbs were kidnapped by members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), among whom were Idriz Gashi, Martti Harsia, Avni Krasniqi and Sanija Balaj.<ref>{{cite book|author=Heike Krieger |title=The Kosovo conflict and international law: an analytical documentation 1974–1999 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=-OhPTJn8ZWoC&pg=PA38 |accessdate=30 April 2011 |year=2001 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-80071-6 |pages=38–}}</ref> Also kidnapped were less than five ethnic-Albanians who were opposed to the KLA. The militants then proceeded to execute their captives. The corpses were then taken away from Glodjane and were thrown into Lake Radonjić.<ref> http://www.hlc-rdc.org/?p=13091</ref><ref>http://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=613776</ref> The ] was fought near Đakovica, Kosovo between the Yugoslav Army and the KLA. After the battle, approximately thirty Serbs were kidnapped by members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), among whom were Idriz Gashi, Martti Harsia, Avni Krasniqi and Sanija Balaj.<ref>{{cite book|author=Heike Krieger |title=The Kosovo conflict and international law: an analytical documentation 1974–1999 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=-OhPTJn8ZWoC&pg=PA38 |accessdate=30 April 2011 |year=2001 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-80071-6 |pages=38–}}</ref> Also kidnapped were less than five ethnic-Albanians who were opposed to the KLA. The militants then proceeded to execute their captives. The corpses were then taken away from Glodjane and were thrown into Lake Radonjić.<ref> http://www.hlc-rdc.org/?p=13091</ref><ref>http://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=613776</ref>

== Aftermath ==
The KLA, once considered a terrorist organization by the ] and Great Britain, was de-listed for classified reasons shortly after the massacre at Lake Radonjić<ref name="gri"> National Post, 13 November 2001, Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG)</ref><ref name="reveron 68">Reveron, 2006, pages </ref>
After talks between Yugoslavia and the West broke down at the Rambouillet peace accords,<ref name="bbc23mar99">{{cite news|title=Nato poised to strike|date=23 March 1999|publisher=]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/301900.stm}}</ref> NATO commenced a 78-day long bombing campaign of Yugoslav territory. The Province of Kosovo was handed over to NATO control on June 11, 1999. ] declared independence from ] on February 17, 2008. The declaration was met with mixed-responses from International Governments.<ref>, BBC, 2008-02-17</ref>


== See also == == See also ==

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Lake Radonjić massacre
LocationLake Radonjić, Kosovo, FR Yugoslavia
Date9 September 1998
TargetKosovo Serbs and moderate Albanians
Attack typeSummary executions, mass killings
Deaths34 killed
PerpetratorsKLA, Albanian extremists

Lake Radonjić massacre or the massacre at Lake Radonjić (Template:Lang-sq, Template:Lang-sr) refers to the mass murder of at least 34 Kosovo Serb and Kosovo-Albanian civilians by the Kosovo Liberation Army and Albanian extremists near Lake Radonjić, Kosovo, near the town of Glodjane (Gllogjan) on 9 September 1998. The massacre took place during the Kosovo War.

Background

In 1990, Kosovo's autonomy within Yugoslavia had been revoked. Soon after, a band of radicals calling themselves the Kosovo Liberation Army were formed to fight the Yugoslav establishment. After a string of minor attacks, the KLA's mission became much more aggressive which led to them claiming areas that were key to Serbia's fuel-supply, near the town of Orahovac. Years of ethnic tension had preceded the Kosovo War, and spilled into blind hatred and numerous atrocities.

The massacre

The Battle of Glodjane was fought near Đakovica, Kosovo between the Yugoslav Army and the KLA. After the battle, approximately thirty Serbs were kidnapped by members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), among whom were Idriz Gashi, Martti Harsia, Avni Krasniqi and Sanija Balaj. Also kidnapped were less than five ethnic-Albanians who were opposed to the KLA. The militants then proceeded to execute their captives. The corpses were then taken away from Glodjane and were thrown into Lake Radonjić.

Aftermath

The KLA, once considered a terrorist organization by the United States and Great Britain, was de-listed for classified reasons shortly after the massacre at Lake Radonjić After talks between Yugoslavia and the West broke down at the Rambouillet peace accords, NATO commenced a 78-day long bombing campaign of Yugoslav territory. The Province of Kosovo was handed over to NATO control on June 11, 1999. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008. The declaration was met with mixed-responses from International Governments.

See also

References

  1. http://www.hrw.org/legacy/campaigns/kosovo98/timeline.shtml
  2. Human Rights Watch report
  3. http://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=613776
  4. Heike Krieger (2001). The Kosovo conflict and international law: an analytical documentation 1974–1999. Cambridge University Press. pp. 38–. ISBN 9780521800716. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  5. Bethlehem & Weller 1997, p. xxii. sfn error: no target: CITEREFBethlehemWeller1997 (help)
  6. "Unknown Albanian 'liberation army' claims attacks", Agence France Presse, February 17, 1996
  7. http://www.hlc-rdc.org/?p=13091
  8. Heike Krieger (2001). The Kosovo conflict and international law: an analytical documentation 1974–1999. Cambridge University Press. pp. 38–. ISBN 978-0-521-80071-6. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  9. http://www.hlc-rdc.org/?p=13091
  10. http://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=613776
  11. War on terrorism skipped the KLA National Post, 13 November 2001, Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG)
  12. Reveron, 2006, pages 68-69
  13. "Nato poised to strike". BBC News. 23 March 1999.
  14. Kosovo MPs proclaim independence, BBC, 2008-02-17
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