Battle of Lođa

Battle of Lođa
	Part of the Kosovo War
Date	First Battle: 6–17 July 1998; Second Battle: 10–17 August 1998
Location	Lođa, near Peć, FR Yugoslavia
Result	First Battle: KLA victory; Second Battle: Yugoslav victory
Belligerents
KLA; FARK	FR Yugoslavia
Commanders and leaders
Tahir Zemaj; Sali Çekaj	Nebojša Pavković
Casualties and losses
2 killed	12 killed; (KLA claim)
	2 civilians killed, 25 wounded

The Battle of Lođa (Serbian: Boj na Lođi, Serbian Cyrillic: Бој на лођи, Albanian: Beteja e Loxhës) was fought during the Kosovo War in the village of Lođa first on 6-12 July 1998 and again later on 10-17 August 1998. between the Yugoslav Army against the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosova (FARK). The first battle was an operation launched to counterattack the Albanian rebels after two Yugoslav policemen patrolling the area had been killed. The first battle ended in an KLA victory, while the second operation ended in a Yugoslav victory. All of village's 284 houses and mosque were destroyed by Serbian Police with bulldozers.

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