Battle of Rezalla (1997)

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Battle of Rezalla (1997)
Part of the Insurgency in Kosovo (1995-1998)
Date25–27 November 1997
Location
Drenica,AP Kosovo,FR Yugoslavia (present day Kosovo)
Result

KLA victory

  • The Yugoslav raid on Rezalla fails as Yugoslav troops fail to capture Abidin Rexha and are forced out of the village.
  • Yugoslav forces attempt to reorganize but are attacked in an Ambush and retreat to the Llausha primary school where they killed 2 Albanian civilians.
Belligerents
Kosovo Liberation Army Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia
Commanders and leaders

Adem Jashari

Hashim Thaçi[1]		 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Unknown
Strength
22+ Insurgents Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Unknown but greater than the KLA
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Unknown number of vehicles and artillery
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1 Helicopter
Casualties and losses
very minor Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Many killed
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia unknown number of artillery and vehicles damaged and destroyed

The Battle of Rezalla (1997) (Albanian: "Beteja e Rezallës" , Serbian: "Bitka kod rezale") was a battle fought during the Insurgency in Kosovo between the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and FR Yugoslavia on 25–27 November 1997, in the region of Drenica. The battle is viewed as the first "large-scale" battle of the KLA.[1]

  1. ^ a b Qeriqi, Ahmet (16 September 2024). "Çlirimtari Ramush Haradinaj dhe pacifisti Albin Kurti ku ishin gjatë luftës dhe ku janë tani". radiokosovaelire.com.