Battle of Košare

Battle of Košare
	Part of the Kosovo War
	; Košare outpost, destroyed during the Kosovo War
Date	9 April – 10 June 1999; (2 months and 1 day)
Location	Košare, Kosovo and Metohija, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslav-Albanian border)42°27′0.22″N 20°12′12.64″E
Result	Kumanovo Agreement KLA forces captured Košare, but were unable to make further advances.;
Belligerents
KLA; Arms support:; Albania; Air support:; NATO	Yugoslav Army
Commanders and leaders
Agim Ramadani †; Sali Çekaj †; Anton Quni; Rrustem Berisha; Hisen Berisha; Kudusi Lama Wesley Clark	Božidar Delić; Dragan Živanović; Duško Šljivančanin; Dragutin Dimčevski; Ljubinko Đurković; Vidoje Kovačević
Units involved
3rd Operative Group GO-3 (later renamed to 138th Brigade "Agim Ramadani"); Albanian Army Kukës Division;	Priština Corps Units 549th Motorized Brigade; 53rd Border Battalion; 2nd Battalion of the 125th Motorized Brigade; 63rd Parachute Brigade; Russian volunteers; Ukrainian volunteers
Strength
136–156 men (initial); up to 2,500 men (May); artillery and tanks NATO B-52 and A-10	300 men (initial); ; 2,500 (May)
Casualties and losses
114 killed (7 by NATO friendly fire; 3 foreign volunteers); 423 wounded	108 killed (16 by NATO); 1 killed
	Košare Location of Košare in Kosovo

The Battle of Košare (Serbian: Битка на Кошарама, romanized: Bitka na Košarama; Albanian: Beteja e Kosharës) was fought during the Kosovo War between the FR Yugoslav Forces and the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), the latter supported by the NATO air forces and Albanian Army. The battle was fought around Košare on the border between FR Yugoslavia and Albania from 9 April 1999 until 10 June 1999 during the NATO bombing of FR Yugoslavia.

KLA insurgents managed to take the Košare outpost and a number of surrounding border areas following a massive artillery barrage by the Albanian Army and NATO airstrikes of Yugoslav strategic sites, but were unable to make further advances. The attack was largely coordinated by the Albanian army, Kukës Division under the command of General Lama who was in direct contact with General Clark. Tactical initiatives on the ground were entrusted to local KLA commanders who took part in the attack.

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