Battle of Oraovica
The Battle of Oraovica (Serbian: Bitka na Oraovica) was a conflict between the army and police of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Albanian militant group Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac (UÇPMB) during the 1999-2001 insurgency in the Preševo Valley.
| Battle of Oraovica | |||||||||
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| Part of the Insurgency in the Preševo Valley | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Ninoslav Krstić Goran Radosavljević |
Bardhyl Osmani † Mustafa Shaqiri | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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211st Tank Brigade 78th Motorized Brigade 63rd Parachute Brigade 72nd Brigade for Special Operations Police of Serbia |
111th Brigade 113th Brigade 115th Brigade | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| None |
2 killed (UÇPMB claim) 8 wounded 14-20 killed 80 POWs (Yugoslav claim) | ||||||||
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