Lapušnik
Llapushnik (or ''Llapushniku'') is a village in municipality Drenas in Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the .... Geography Demography History The village became notorious after 1998 because of the Lapušnik prison camp operated by the Albanian militant organization the UÇK. It also had a famous battle with the KLA and Yugoslav forces, which led to an KLA victory in 1998 known as the Battle of Llapushnik Notes References Villages in Drenas Drenica {{Kosovo-geo-stub ...
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Battle Of Llapushnik
The Battle of Llapushnik (Serbian language, Serbian:''Битка код Лапушника'', Albanian language, Albanian: ''Beteja e Grykës së Llapushnikut'') took place on 7-10 May and 25-26 july, 1998 in the village of Llapushnik, in the district of Pristina, in Kosovo during the Kosovo War, Kosovo war. On 9 May 1998, Ismet Jashari, who still had not fully recovered from the injuries he suffered during an previous ambush, led his forces into Llapushnik, where he defeated the Yugoslav Army and police and captured the town. Alongside with him were Kadri Veseli, Fatmir Limaj, Isak Musliu and Ymer Alushani. The Pristina-Peja road was made impassable for the Serbian forces. The Llapushnik gorge was kept blocked for months, enabling the KLA fighters to move freely in a large part of the territory of Kosovo and this enabled them to organise and supply themselves with weapons. First battle The first battle ended in the Kosovo Liberation Army being victorious against Yugoslav P ...
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