Albania–Yugoslav border incident (April 1999)

Albania–Yugoslav border incident (April 1999)
	Part of the Kosovo War
	; Albanian Type 59 tanks at the border a few weeks after the incident.
Date	13 April 1999
Location	Krumë, Kukës, Tropojë and surrounding villages
Result	Albanian–KLA victory Yugoslav forces retreat to Yugoslavia; Albania breaks diplomatic relations with Yugoslavia;
Belligerents
Yugoslavia	Albania; Kosovo Liberation Army
Commanders and leaders
Dragan Živanović	Kudusi Lama
Units involved
Yugoslav Army	Albanian army; Kosovo Liberation Army
Strength
50 soldiers of 63rd Paratroop Battalion	Kukës division; Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	1 wounded; 8 killed

An incident took place on the Albania–Yugoslav border in April 1999 when the Yugoslav Army shelled several Albanian border towns around Krumë, Tropojë. In these villages, refugees were being housed after fleeing the ongoing war in Kosovo by crossing into Albania. On 13 April 1999, Yugoslav infantry entered Albanian territory to close off an area that was used by the Kosovo Liberation Army to stage attacks against Yugoslav targets.

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