Battle of Oraovica

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Battle of Oraovica
Part of the Insurgency in the Preševo Valley
Date 13–14 May 2001 Location Oraovica, Karadak, Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 42°19′18″N 21°39′21″E / 42.32167°N 21.65583°E / 42.32167; 21.65583 Result Yugoslav victory Territorial changes Yugoslav forces regain control over Oraovica
Belligerents
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac
Commanders and leaders
Ninoslav Krstić Goran Radosavljević	Bardhyl Osmani † Mustafa Shaqiri
Units involved
211st Tank Brigade 78th Motorized Brigade 63rd Parachute Brigade 72nd Brigade for Special Operations Police of Serbia	111th Brigade 113th Brigade 115th Brigade
Casualties and losses
None[1]	2 killed (UÇPMB claim)[1] 8 wounded 14–20 killed 80 POWs (Yugoslav claim) 900 albanian locals Displaced

The Battle of Oraovica (Serbian: Bitka na Oraovica) was a conflict between the army and police of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Albanian militant group Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac (UÇPMB) during the 1999-2001 insurgency in the Preševo Valley.