| Skirmish on Saint Ilija Mountain | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Insurgency in the Preševo Valley | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 FR Yugoslavia |
 UÇPMB | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Goran Radosavljević |
Mustafa Shaqiri | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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MUP |
113rd Brigade | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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100–250 policemen |
200–700 militants | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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6 wounded |
Unknown | ||||||||
The Skirmish on Saint Ilija Mountain happened during the Preševo Insurgency, and was one of the last significant combat operations during the conflict. On 25 December 2000, Yugoslav Police stated that the mountain of Saint Ilija had been taken after some fighting, without any casualties on either side. They claimed that the Mountain was a strategic point for the UCBMP, who would use it to continue shelling the town of Vranje in southern Serbia.
Once control of the mountain was regained by the Yugoslav Police, significant damage was caused to the UCPMB upon their retreat.[1][2][page needed]
- ^ "Presevo Valley: Serb Police". YouTube. Associated Press. 25 December 2000.
- ^ Ingrao, Charles; Emmert, Thomas A., eds. (2009). Confronting the Yugoslav Controversies: A Scholars' Initiative (PDF). Purdue University Press. ISBN 978-1-55753-533-7.