Llapusha-South Drenica Front

Llapusha-South Drenica Front
Part of the Kosovo War
Statue of Ismet Jashari
Date Late March - December 1998 Location Llapusha and south Drenica Result Inconclusive[1] Territorial changes KLA captures Blinaja, Fushtica, Terpeza, Bllaca, Shtëpia e Pylltarit, Ura e Sahitit, Belinc, most of southern Drenica, and most of Llapusha[1] Yugoslav forces capture Klečka, the Duhla Pass, Lapušnik, Zborc, the Carraleva Gorge, and Lužnica.[1]
Belligerents
Kosovo Liberation Army	FR Yugoslavia
Commanders and leaders
Ismet Jashari † Fatmir Limaj Isak Musliu Ymer Alushani † Kadri Veseli	Goran Radosavljević Sreten Lukić
Units involved
121st Brigade “Çeliku”	Yugoslav Army Police of Serbia
Casualties and losses
55 killed[2][failed verification][3]	KLA claim: 69 soldiers and police officers killed[4] 1 BOV destroyed[1] 1 transport truck destroyed[4] 1 T-55 destroyed[4] HLC claim: 3 policemen killed[2]

The Llapusha-South Drenica Front (Albanian: Fronti i Llapushës dhe Drenicës Jugore; Serbian: Лапушничко-Јужно Дренички Фронт, romanized: Lapušničko-Južno Drenički Front) was fought during the Kosovo War between the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and the Yugoslav Army and Yugoslav Police. The Llapusha Front was in the Llapusha region and in southern Drenica of Kosovo, and lasted from late March 1998 until December 1998.^[1]

The 121st brigade, known as "Çeliku," within the KLA, engaged in numerous battles against Yugoslav forces. These encounters often ended in success for the KLA, resulting in the capture of several strategic sites, including Blinaja, Fushtica, Terpeza, Bllaca, Shtëpia e Pylltarit, Ura e Sahitit, Belinc, the majority of southern Drenica, and much of Llapusha.^[1]

In response, Yugoslav forces launched multiple offensives targeting KLA strategic locations, leading to the capture of sites such as Llapushnik, the Duhla Pass, Zborc, Klečka, Lužnica, and the Carraleva Gorge, which subsequently fell under the control of the Yugoslav army and police.^[1]