Attacks near Dobrosin
Part of the Insurgency in the Preševo Valley
Date21-27 November 2000
Location
Dobrosin, Karadak, Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Result

LAPMB victory

  • Yugoslav police withdraws from the Ground Safety Zone
Territorial
changes		 UÇPMB captures Dobrosin, Lučane, Končulj, Mali Trnovac, Breznica and Oraovica
Belligerents
Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Commanders and leaders
Ridvan Qazimi
Njazi Azemi		 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ninoslav Krstić
Strength
500 militants Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 7 killed
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 5 wounded

The Attacks near Dobrosin (Albanian: Sulmi pranë Dobrosinit) were attacks launched by the LAPMB against stations of the police of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia near the LAPMB stronghold of Dobrosin during the 2000-2001 insurgency in the Preševo Valley.[1][2]

Background

The LAPMB was created on January 26, 2000. On that day, Serbian police officers invaded the predominantly Albanian village of Dobrosin on the border with Kosovo. The village was part of the "demilitarized zone" following the Kosovo War and Kumanovo Agreement in 1999. After a firefight between the Serbian police and Albanian residents, two Albanian brothers were killed. Since then, uniformed LAPMB started to appear in the village and captured the Village earlier that year in March.[3][4][5]

Attacks

From 21-27 November the LAPMB committed synchronized attacks on the Dobrosin security checkpoint, and on the positions of the police on the corners of Devojačka Čuka and Osoje.

Due to the Heavy fighting, members of the Special Police Units from Gornji Milanovac were forced to withdraw to Konculj, Lučane and Bujanovac.[6][7] Police withdrawal was hampered and slowed down due to lack of knowledge of the terrain. During the withdrawal, the retreating Serbian Units were ambushed by members of the LAPMB. In this attack, rebels killed 3 members of the MUP and wounded 5 more.[8]

Serb police retreated from the demilitarized zone after four policemen were killed and another two wounded, after which the LAPMB took control over Dobrosin, Lučane, Končulj, Mali Trnovac and Breznica, as well as 4 police stations.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ceasefire agreed in southern Serbia". BBC News. 25 November 2000.
  2. 1 2 "Uhapšeni Albanci otimali i kasapili Srbe". Večernje Novosti. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Gall, Carlotta (2000-03-05). "Albanian Village Flees After Serbs and Guerrillas Battle". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  4. ↑ AP (2000-03-05). "Civilians Flee Serbian Border Town". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  5. ↑ "Politik: Serben und Kosovo-Albaner: UCPMB: Selbsternannte Befreier". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  6. ↑ Yugoslav Survey. Indiana University: Jugoslavija Publishing House. 2000.
  7. ↑ Mukarji, Apratim (2001). Assertive democracy : transition in Yugoslavia : selected documents. Apratim Mukarji, K. G. Tyagi, Indian Council of Social Science Research. New Delhi: Indian Council of Social Science Research and Manak Publications. p. 442. ISBN 81-7827-024-2. OCLC 47667218.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  8. ↑ Qeriqi, Ahmet (2016-11-27). "Më 27 nëntor të vitit 2000 UÇPMB-ja kishte ndërmarrë aksione kundër policisë serbe në Dobrosin". Radio Kosova e Lirë. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
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