Ambush near Kosovska Mitrovica

Ambush near Mitrovica
Part of the Kosovo War
Date8 January 1999
Location
Bare, Mitrovica, FR Yugoslavia
Result KLA victory
Belligerents
Kosovo Liberation Army Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Units involved
141st Brigade “Mehë Uka”[1] Yugoslav Army
Casualties and losses
unknown 3 killed
1 wounded[2]
8 captured (later released)

The Ambush near Kosovska Mitrovica (Serbian: Zaseda kod Kosovske Mitrovice; Albanian: Prita afër Mitrovicës) was an incident that occurred on 8 January 1999, when members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) ambushed a Yugoslav Interior Ministry convoy carrying rations to troops stationed in a field near Kosovska Mitrovica.[3][4][5][6] Later that evening, two columns of Yugoslav troops, accompanied with at least fifty tanks, set off in the direction of Kosovska Mitrovica.[4][7] The Yugoslav troops told journalists that they were heading toward the area where the captive troops were thought to be held.[4]

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  2. ^ "A WEEK OF TERROR IN DRENICA". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  3. ^ "Kosovo rebels kill 3 Serbs". The Associated Press. 9 January 1999. p. 1.
  4. ^ a b c "KOSOVO REBELS KILL 3 SERB POLICE, SEIZE 8 SOLDIERS IN AMBUSHES". Chicago Tribune. 9 January 1999. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Serb forces gear up after rebels kill 3 officers, seize 8 soldiers". Deseret News. The Associated Press. 9 January 1999. p. 6.
  6. ^ Smith, R. Jeffrey (1999-01-28). "SERBS TRIED TO COVER UP MASSACRE". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  7. ^ "CNN - Yugoslav army moves tanks into Kosovo villages - January 9, 1999". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.