Glogovac attack

Glogovac attack
	Part of the pre–war period
Date	22 May 1993
Location	Drenas, Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija, FR Yugoslavia
Result	KLA victory
Belligerents
Kosovo Liberation Army	FR Yugoslavia Serbian Police (MUP);
Commanders and leaders
Hashim Thaçi; Ilaz Kodra	Unknown
Casualties and losses
None	5 killed; 2 wounded

The Glogovac attack was an armed confrontation in May 1993, where the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) ambushed Serbian police. This attack is considered the first armed engagement by the KLA. The incident was carried out by Hashim Thaçi, also known as "The Snake," who later became one of the leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army.^[2]

As a result, Hashim Thaçi was later pursued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, according to Articles 551 and 554 of the Criminal Procedure Code and the order of the District Court in Pristina, K-37/97. He was sought for the purpose of serving a 10-year prison sentence.^[3]

^ Mijajlovic, Mihajlo S.; Anicic, Djordje S. (2022-01-28). Shooting Down the Stealth Fighter: Eyewitness Accounts from Those Who Were There. Air World. ISBN 978-1-5267-8043-0. Some journalists claim that a May 1993 attack in Glogovac that left five Serbian policemen dead and two wounded was the first attack carried out by the KLA.
^ Rathfelder, Erich (2007-12-10). "Hashim Thaci in Kosovo: Die Häutung der Schlange". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2024-07-29. Am 25. Mai überfiel er mit einigen Genossen die Eisenbahnlinie bei Glogovac, vier serbische Polizisten wurden dabei getötet. 1996 soll Thaci nach serbischen Angaben bei Peje (Pec) einen serbischen Polizeiwagen beschossen und Handgranaten in den serbischen Armeestützpunkt in Vucitrn geworfen haben. Wegen dieser Anschläge wurde er im Juli 1997 in Abwesenheit zu zehn Jahren Gefängnis verurteilt. (German) On May 25th he and some comrades attacked the railway line near Glogovac, killing four Serbian police officers. In 1996, according to Serbian information, Thaci shot at a Serbian police car near Peje (Pec) and threw hand grenades into the Serbian army base in Vucitörn. He was sentenced in absentia to ten years in prison for these attacks in July 1997. (English)
^ Arsovska, Jana (2015-02-06). Decoding Albanian Organized Crime: Culture, Politics, and Globalization. Univ of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-28280-3.

[1] Mijajlovic, Mihajlo S.; Anicic, Djordje S. (2022-01-28). Shooting Down the Stealth Fighter: Eyewitness Accounts from Those Who Were There. Air World. ISBN 978-1-5267-8043-0. Some journalists claim that a May 1993 attack in Glogovac that left five Serbian policemen dead and two wounded was the first attack carried out by the KLA.

[2] Rathfelder, Erich (2007-12-10). "Hashim Thaci in Kosovo: Die Häutung der Schlange". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2024-07-29. Am 25. Mai überfiel er mit einigen Genossen die Eisenbahnlinie bei Glogovac, vier serbische Polizisten wurden dabei getötet. 1996 soll Thaci nach serbischen Angaben bei Peje (Pec) einen serbischen Polizeiwagen beschossen und Handgranaten in den serbischen Armeestützpunkt in Vucitrn geworfen haben. Wegen dieser Anschläge wurde er im Juli 1997 in Abwesenheit zu zehn Jahren Gefängnis verurteilt. (German) On May 25th he and some comrades attacked the railway line near Glogovac, killing four Serbian police officers. In 1996, according to Serbian information, Thaci shot at a Serbian police car near Peje (Pec) and threw hand grenades into the Serbian army base in Vucitörn. He was sentenced in absentia to ten years in prison for these attacks in July 1997. (English)

[3] Arsovska, Jana (2015-02-06). Decoding Albanian Organized Crime: Culture, Politics, and Globalization. Univ of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-28280-3.

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